Geographical heterogeneity between Far Eastern and western countries in prevalence of the virulence plasmid, the superantigen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-derived mitogen, and the high-pathogenicity island among Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3541-3547

  Fukushima, H ^a   Matsuda, Y ^a   Seki, R ^a   Tsubokura, M ^a   Takeda, N ^a   Shubin, F N ^a   Paik, I K ^a   Xue Bin Zheng, ^a  

^a Shimane University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS DERIVED MITOGEN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; FAR EAST; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; ASIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EUROPE; FERMENTATION; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MELIBIOSE; PLASMIDS; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; SUPERANTIGENS; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0034796696     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3541-3547.2001     Document Type: Article

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