Review Article
Yersinia enterocolitica:
Mode of Transmission, Molecular Insights of Virulence,
and Pathogenesis of Infection
Table 3
Virulence-associated genes in Y. enterocolitica.
| Genes | Gene product/function | Reference |
| InvC,tr | Invasin (an outer membrane protein that is required for efficient translocation of bacteria across the intestinal epithelium) | [35] | ailC,tr | Adhesin (outer membrane protein that may contribute to adhesion, invasion, and resistance to complement-mediated lysis) | [36] | virFP,tr | Transcriptional activator | [36] | myfAC | Mucoid Yersinia factor (fimbrial antigen and putative adhesin) | [37] | ystAC,tr | Enterotoxin (Yersinia stable heat-stable toxin that may contribute to the pathogenesis of diarrhea) | [38] | ystBC | Enterotoxin (Yersinia stable heat-stable toxin that may contribute to the pathogenesis of diarrhea) | [38] | ystCC | Enterotoxin (Yersinia stable heat-stable toxin that may contribute to the pathogenesis of diarrhea) | [39] | fepA | Enterochelin receptor protein | [40] | fedD | Enterochelin receptor protein | [40] | Fes | Enterochelin esterase | [40] | tccCP | Insecticidal toxin-like protease | [35] | ymoA | Yersinia modulator | [41] | hreP | Subtilisin/kexin-like protease (host responsive element) | [35] | Sat | Streptogramin acetyltranferase | [35] | yadAP,tr | Yersinia adhesin A | [42] | ysaP | Yesinia secretion apparatus | [42] |
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CChromosome borne gene, Pplasmid-borne gene, trtraditional virulence gene.
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