Evolution of pathogenic Yersinia, some lights in the dark

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 529, Issue , 2003, Pages 3-12

  Carniel, Elisabeth ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; FLEA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; PLASMID PFRA; PLASMID PPLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FLEAS; HUMANS; MICE; PLAGUE; YERSINIA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0037793126     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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