Phenotypical characterization of Mongolian Yersinia pestis strains

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-188

  Kiefer, Daniel ^a,b   Dalantai, Ganbold ^c   Damdindorj, Tserennorov ^c   Riehm, Julia M ^a   Tomaso, Herbert ^d   Zöller, Lothar ^a   Dashdavaa, Otgonbaatar ^c   Pfister, Kurt ^b   Scholz, Holger C ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHR INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c National Center of Infectious Diseases with Natural Foci   (Mongolia)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Plague; Rodent Borne; Vector Borne; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

CEFSULODIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MARMOTA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONGOLIA; PHENOTYPE; PHTHIRAPTERA; PLAGUE; RATS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TICKS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; RODENTIA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84859801573     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2011.0748     Document Type: Article

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