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Novel plasmids and resistance phenotypes in Yersinia pestis: unique plasmid inventory of strain Java 9 mediates high levels of arsenic resistance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Eppinger Mark, Radnedge Lyndsay, Andersen Gary, Vietri Nicholas, Severson Grant, Mou Sherry, Ravel Jacques, Worsham Patricia L
Abstract excerpt
Growing evidence suggests that the plasmid repertoire of Yersinia pestis is not restricted to the three classical virulence plasmids. The Java 9 strain of Y. pestis is a biovar Orientalis isolate obtained from a rat in Indonesia. Although it lacks the Y. pestis-specific plasmid pMT, which encodes the F1 capsule, it retains virulence in mouse and non-human primate animal models. While comparing diverse Y. pestis...
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