Uncovering the Hidden Credentials of Brucella Virulence

RM Roop, IS Barton, D Hopersberger… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion
and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the …

Brucella: Reservoirs and Niches in Animals and Humans

G González-Espinoza, V Arce-Gorvel, S Mémet… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brucella is an intracellular bacterium that causes abortion, reproduction failure in livestock
and leads to a debilitating flu-like illness with serious chronic complications if untreated in …

Comparative review of brucellosis in small domestic ruminants

CA Rossetti, E Maurizio, UA Rossi - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brucella melitensis and Brucella ovis are the primary etiological agents of brucellosis in
small domestic ruminants. B. melitensis was first isolated in 1887 by David Bruce in Malta …

Host cell egress of Brucella abortus requires BNIP3L‐mediated mitophagy

J Verbeke, Y Fayt, L Martin, O Yilmaz, J Sedzicki… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
The facultative intracellular pathogen Brucella abortus interacts with several organelles of
the host cell to reach its replicative niche inside the endoplasmic reticulum. However, little is …

Inflammatory Mechanism of Brucella Infection in Placental Trophoblast Cells

Y Xiao, M Li, X Guo, H Zeng, X Shuai, J Guo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brucellosis is a severe zoonotic infectious disease caused by the infection of the Brucella,
which is widespread and causes considerable economic losses in underdeveloped areas …

Recombinant Treponema pallidum protein Tp0768 promotes proinflammatory cytokine secretion of macrophages through ER stress and ROS/NF-κB pathway

W Li, X Zhou, J Cai, F Zhao, T Cao, L Ning… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
In response to danger signals, macrophages rapidly produce many inflammatory cytokines
that trigger the cascade release of inflammatory mediators, leading to tissue damage, which …

Convergent evolution of innate immune-modulating effectors in invasive fungal pathogens

MJ Boucher, HD Madhani - Trends in microbiology, 2024 - cell.com
Invasive fungal infections pose a major threat to human health. Bacterial and protozoan
pathogens secrete protein effectors that overcome innate immune barriers to promote …

Effectors targeting the unfolded protein response during intracellular bacterial infection

MH Alshareef, EL Hartland, K McCaffrey - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a homeostatic response to endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) stress within eukaryotic cells. The UPR initiates transcriptional and post-transcriptional …

Brucella mediates autophagy, inflammation, and apoptosis to escape host killing

Y Qin, G Zhou, F Jiao, C Cheng, C Meng… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Brucellosis is a serious zoonosis caused by Brucella spp. infection, which not only seriously
jeopardizes the health of humans and mammals, but also causes huge economic losses to …

Immune Responses Potentially Involved in the Gestational Complications of Brucella Infection

L Zavattieri, F Muñoz González, MC Ferrero, PC Baldi - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infection by Brucella species in pregnant animals and humans is associated with an
increased risk of abortion, preterm birth, and transmission of the infection to the offspring …