Differences in the stability of the plasmids of Yersinia pestis cultures in vitro: Impact on virulence

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 727-732

  Leal Balbino, T C ^a   Leal, N C ^a   Lopes, C V ^a   De Almeida, A M P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Plague; Virulence; Yersinia pestis plasmids

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PLASMID; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 14044257905     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000700011     Document Type: Article

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