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Spatial variation of Yersinia pestis from Yunnan Province of China.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2009
Zhang Zhikai, Hai Rong, Song Zhizhong, Xia Lianxu, Liang Yun, Cai Hong, Liang Ying, Shen Xiaona, Zhang Enmin, Xu Jianguo, Yu Dongzheng, Yu Xue-Jie
Abstract excerpt
Yunnan Province of China is considered the site of origin for modern plague. We analyzed the genotypes of eight Yersinia pestis strains isolated from three counties in Yunnan Province by pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). PFGE showed that strains isolated from the same site were identical regardless of hosts or year of isolation. However, Y. pestis strains isolated from geographically distinct loci were...
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