Nanoscale Phenotypic Textures of Yersinia pestis Across Environmentally-Relevant Matrices.
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SUBMITTER: Iqbal KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Nanoscale Phenotypic Textures of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> Across Environmentally-Relevant Matrices.
Iqbal Kanwal M KM Bertino Massimo F MF Shah Muhammed R MR Ehrhardt Christopher J CJ Yadavalli Vamsi K VK
Microorganisms 20200123 2
The persistence of bacterial pathogens within environmental matrices plays an important role in the epidemiology of diseases, as well as impacts biosurveillance strategies. However, the adaptation potentials, mechanisms for survival, and ecological interactions of pathogenic bacteria such as <i>Yersinia pestis</i> are largely uncharacterized owing to the difficulty of profiling their phenotypic signatures. In this report, we describe studies on <i>Y. pestis</i> organisms cultured within soil mat ...[more]
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