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Recent emergence of new variants of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1997
Guiyoule A, Rasoamanana B, Buchrieser C, Michel P, Chanteau S, Carniel E
Abstract excerpt
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, has been responsible for at least three pandemics. During the last pandemic, which started in Hong Kong in 1894, the microorganism colonized new, previously unscathed geographical areas where it has become well established. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the genetic stability of Y. pestis strains introduced into a new environment just under a...
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