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Intraspecific diversity of Yersinia pestis.
Clinical microbiology reviews - 1 Apr 2004
Anisimov Andrey P, Lindler Luther E, Pier Gerald B
Abstract excerpt
Increased interest in the pathogenic potential of Yersinia pestis has emerged because of the potential threats from bioterrorism. Pathogenic potential is based on genetic factors present in a population of microbes, yet most studies evaluating the role of specific genes in virulence have used a limited number of strains. For Y. pestis this issue is complicated by the fact that most strains available for study in...
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