MLVA distribution characteristics of <it>Yersinia pestis </it>in China and the correlation analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Yersinia pestis</it>, the aetiological agent of plague, has been well defined genotypically on local and worldwide scales. In November 2005, five cases of severe pneumonia of unknown causes, resulting in two deaths, w...

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Main Authors: Song Zhizhong, Zhang Enmin, Cui Zhigang, Wei Jianchun, Hai Rong, Zhang Xiaoai, Yu Dongzheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/205