Yersinia pestis evades lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation and establishes deadly infection mediated by myriad virulence factors. Virulence can be completely neutralized, however, if Y. pestis expresses a Toll-like receptor 4–stimulating LPS.
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Dziarski, R. Deadly plague versus mild-mannered TLR4. Nat Immunol 7, 1017–1019 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1006-1017
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