| Chapter title |
Perspectives on Yersinia pestis: A Model for Studying Zoonotic Pathogens.
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 14 |
| Book title |
Yersinia pestis: Retrospective and Perspective
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-024-0890-4_14 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-9-40-240888-1, 978-9-40-240890-4
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| Authors |
Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui, Yujing Bi |
| Editors |
Ruifu Yang, Andrey Anisimov |
| Abstract |
Yersinia pestis is a typical zoonotic bacterial pathogen. The following reasons make this pathogen a model for studying zoonotic pathogens: (1) Its unique lifestyle makes Y. pestis an ideal model for studying host-vector-environment-pathogen interactions; (2) population diversity characters in Y. pestis render it a model species for studying monomorphic bacterial evolution; (3) the pathogenic features of bacteria provide us with good opportunities to study human immune responses; (4) typical animal and vector models of Y. pestis infection create opportunities for experimental studies on pathogenesis and evolution; and (5) repeated pandemics and local outbreaks provide us with clues about the infectious disease outbreaks that have occurred in human history. |
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|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 31 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 19% |
| Unknown | 7 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 10% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |