A multicopy suppressor screening approach as a means to identify antibiotic resistance determinant candidates in <it>Yersinia pestis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Yersinia pestis </it>is the causative agent of plague and a potential agent of bioterrorism and biowarfare. The plague biothreat and the emergence of multidrug-resistant plague underscore the need to increase our unde...

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Main Authors: Moy Richard L, Rossi Sebastian M, Ferreras Julian A, Stirrett Karen L, Fonseca Fabio V, Quadri Luis EN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/122