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. 2009 Aug 24;4(8):e6720. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006720

Figure 4. Analysis of virulence factor expression and secretion in Y. pestis KIM5+ and mutants.

Figure 4

(A) Evaluation of virulence factor transcription by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. (B) Measurement of secreted virulence factors in culture supernatants by western blotting. Secreted proteins were collected from the culture medium following the removal of bacterial cells. Proteins were separated by SDS-PAGE and detected by western blotting. For each sample, the same amount of total protein was loaded.