Persistence of Yersinia pestis in soil under natural conditions

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 941-943

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Petersen, Jeannine M ^b   Higgins, Charles L ^b   Wong, David ^b   Levy, Craig E ^c   Mead, Paul S ^a   Schriefer, Martin E ^a   Griffith, Kevin S ^a   Gage, Kenneth L ^a   Ben Beard, C ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOIL POLLUTION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 45249122259     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.080029     Document Type: Article

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