An Improvement in Diagnostic Blood Culture Conditions Allows for the Rapid Detection and Isolation of the Slow Growing Pathogen <i>Yersinia pestis</i>

Plague, caused by the human pathogen <i>Yersinia pestis</i>, is a severe and rapidly progressing lethal disease that has caused millions of deaths globally throughout human history and still presents a significant public health concern, mainly in developing countries. Owing to the possib...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Efi Makdasi, Yafit Atiya-Nasagi, David Gur, Ayelet Zauberman, Ofir Schuster, Itai Glinert, Shlomo Shmaya, Elad Milrot, Haim Levy, Shay Weiss, Theodor Chitlaru, Emanuelle Mamroud, Orly Laskar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Subjects:	<i>Y. pestis</i> plague blood culture F1 and V antigens bacterial diagnostics
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/2/255