Yersinia Murine Toxin and its Potential Role in Preventing Killing of Yersinia pestis Via Hympthiocyanate

Authors

Sarah Pyne-Gehen, Brigham Young University
Dr. David Erickson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Yersinia pestis, hympthiocyanate, flea, lactoperoxidase, LPO

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Abstract

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is transmitted by fleas such as the Oriental rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis. Very little is known about the Y. pestis factors that are important in establishing a transmissible infection in fleas. The Yersinia Murine Toxin (Ymt) is an intracellular phospholipase enzyme that is required for Y. pestis to survive inside the midgut after fleas take an infectious blood meal (1). The basis for the Ymt requirement is unknown.

Recommended Citation

Pyne-Gehen, Sarah and Erickson, Dr. David (2013) "Yersinia Murine Toxin and its Potential Role in Preventing Killing of Yersinia pestis Via Hympthiocyanate," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1332.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1332