Omics strategies for revealing Yersinia pestis virulence

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2012 Dec 13:2:157. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2012.00157. eCollection 2012.

Abstract

Omics has remarkably changed the way we investigate and understand life. Omics differs from traditional hypothesis-driven research because it is a discovery-driven approach. Mass datasets produced from omics-based studies require experts from different fields to reveal the salient features behind these data. In this review, we summarize omics-driven studies to reveal the virulence features of Yersinia pestis through genomics, trascriptomics, proteomics, interactomics, etc. These studies serve as foundations for further hypothesis-driven research and help us gain insight into Y. pestis pathogenesis.

Keywords: Yersinia pestis; genomics; omics; transomics; virulence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Genomics / methods
  • Humans
  • Metabolomics / methods
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Virulence
  • Yersinia pestis / pathogenicity*