Plasmid profiles of Yersinia Pestis strains isolated in Northeast Brazil

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-45

  Leal, Nilma Cintra ^a,c   De Farias, Rosangela Célia Leandro ^a   Da Silva, Marise Sobreira Bezerra ^a   Leal, Tercza Cristina Arcanjo ^a   De Almeida, Alzira Maria Paiva ^a   De Sousa Ferreira, Luis Carlos ^b  

^a Ctro Pesq Aggcu Magalhaes FOC   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Plague; Plasmids; Y. pestis

Indexed keywords

YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0013229633     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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