A frameshift in Yersinia pestis rcsD leads to expression of a small HPt variant that alters canonical Rcs signalling to preserve flea-mammal plague transmission cycles
X.-P. Guo, H.-Q. Yan, W. Yang, Z. Yin, V. Vadyvaloo, D. Zhou, Y.-C. Sun
The paper shows a frameshift mutation in rcsD of Yersinia pestis produces a small Hpt variant that modifies Rcs signaling to support flea-mammal plague transmission.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2022Microbiology