A Lytic Yersina pestis Bacteriophage Obtained From the Bone Marrow of Marmota himalayana in a Plague-Focus Area in China

A Lytic Yersina pestis Bacteriophage Obtained From the Bone Marrow of Marmota himalayana in a Plague-Focus Area in China

A lytic Yersinia pestis phage vB_YpP-YepMm (also named YepMm for briefly) was first isolated from the bone marrow of a Marmota himalayana who died of natural causes on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in China. Based on its morphologic (isometric hexagonal head and short non-contractile conical tail) and g...

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Main Authors: Junrong Liang, Shuai Qin, Ran Duan, Haoran Zhang, Weiwei Wu, Xu Li, Deming Tang, Guoming Fu, Xinmin Lu, Dongyue Lv, Zhaokai He, Hui Mu, Meng Xiao, Jinchuan Yang, Huaiqi Jing, Xin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
bacteriophage
Yersinia pestis
Marmota himalayana
natural plague focus
Qinghai-Tibet plateau
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.700322/full

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