Dynamics of Yersinia pestis and its antibody response in great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) by subcutaneous infection.

Dynamics of Yersinia pestis and its antibody response in great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) by subcutaneous infection.

BACKGROUND: Rhombomys opimus (great gerbil) is a reservoir of Yersinia pestis in the natural plague foci of Central Asia. Great gerbils are highly resistant to Y. pestis infection. The coevolution of great gerbils and Y. pestis is believed to play an important role in the plague epidemics in Central...

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Main Authors: Yujiang Zhang, Xiang Dai, Xinhui Wang, Abulimiti Maituohuti, Yujun Cui, Azhati Rehemu, Qiguo Wang, Weiwei Meng, Tao Luo, Rong Guo, Bing Li, Abulikemu Abudurexiti, Yajun Song, Ruifu Yang, Hanli Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3465280?pdf=render

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