Qing-Wen Zhang

Molecular mechanisms and regulatory networks governing Yersinia biofilm formation and host adaptation

ABSTRACT The genus Yersinia includes three human pathogens—Y. pestis, Y. pseudotuberculosis, and Y. enterocolitica—where biofilm formation plays distinct roles in transmission and environmental persistence. All three species share the core biofilm machinery—the hmsHFRS operon, encoding enzymes for poly-β-1,6-N-acetylgl...