A Deadly Path: Bacterial Spread During Bubonic Plague #MMPMID26875618
Gonzalez RJ; Miller VL
Trends Microbiol 2016[Apr]; 24 (4): 239-41 PMID26875618show ga
Yersinia pestis causes bubonic plague, a fulminant disease where host immune responses are abrogated. Recently developed in vivo models of plague have resulted in new ideas regarding bacterial spread in the body. Deciphering bacterial spread is key to understanding Y. pestis and the immune responses it encounters during infection.