Investigation of Yersinia pestis Laboratory Adaptation through a Combined Genomics and Proteomics Approach.

The bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague in humans and animals, normally has a sylvatic lifestyle, cycling between fleas and mammals. In contrast, laboratory-grown Y. pestis experiences a more constant environment and conditions that it would not normally encounter. The transition...

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Main Authors: Owen P Leiser, Eric D Merkley, Brian H Clowers, Brooke L Deatherage Kaiser, Andy Lin, Janine R Hutchison, Angela M Melville, David M Wagner, Paul S Keim, Jeffrey T Foster, Helen W Kreuzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4658026?pdf=render