Specific Detection of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> Based on Receptor Binding Proteins of Phages

The highly pathogenic bacterium <i>Yersinia pestis</i> is the causative agent of plague, a notorious infectious zoonotic disease. When transmitted from person to person as pneumonic plague via droplets, <i>Y. pestis</i> is highly contagious and in most cases is fatal if left...

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Main Authors: Friederike Born, Peter Braun, Holger C. Scholz, Gregor Grass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/8/611