The life stage of Yersinia pestis in the flea vector confers increased resistance to phagocytosis and killing by murine polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT, USA. Justin.Spinner@nih.gov
Justin L
JL
Spinner
B Joseph
BJ
Hinnebusch
D000818:Animals; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000276:immunology*