Identification of new genomic areas within the genomes of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains through targeted genome sequencing

ABSTRACT: Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) is the etiologic agent of the plague, an endemic zoonotic disease of critical clinical and historic importance. The species belongs to a genus comprising eleven members, three of which are human pathogens. Y. pestis and its closest extant relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, are very similar in many respects, yet there is a distinct dichotomy between these species in terms of pathogenicity. Y. pseudotuberculosis produces a relatively benign food- or water-borne gastroenteritis with rare cases of potentially fatal bacteremia. In contrast, the characteristics of high infectivity and high mortality have made Y. pestis a pathogen of historic importance with devastating effects on the human populace over the course of three major pandemics. These qualities coupled

ORGANISM(S): Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

SUBMITTER: Chunhua Wan 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23797 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress