A Dilemma for Research on Yersinia Pestis, a Bioterrorism Agent

A Dilemma for Research on Yersinia Pestis, a Bioterrorism Agent

Yersinia pestis research requires biosafety level thee laboratory practices, which prevents many scientists from conducting research on this pathogen. However, for convenience, many laboratories employ avirulent pCD1-cured strains, such as KIM6+, to perform experiments to study the evolutionary and...

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Main Author: Ruifu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Biological and Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Limited 2017-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
Biofilm formation
pCD1
Plasmid-cured strain
Yersinia pestis
Online Access:http://www.tran-med.com/EN/abstract/abstract45.shtml

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