Role of Yersinia enterocolitica Yst toxin in experimental infection of young rabbits.

doi:10.1128/iai.60.10.4269-4277.1992

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Role of Yersinia enterocolitica Yst toxin in experimental infection of young rabbits.

Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 1992

Delor I, Cornelis G R

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We constructed a Yst-negative mutant of Yersinia enterocolitica W1024 by reverse genetics, and we compared the virulence of the yst+ and yst isogenic strains in an experimental oral infection of the young rabbit. The rabbits infected with the yst+ strain suffered from the diarrhea and lost weight...

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Animals
Bacterial Toxins
Female
Male
Mutation
Rabbits
Yersinia Infections
Yersinia enterocolitica

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