Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague

Parkhill, Julian; W. Wren, Brendan; R. Thomson, Nicholas; W. Titball, Richard; T. G. Holden, Matthew; B. Prentice, Michael; Sebaihia, Mohammed; James, Keith; Churcher, Carol; Mungall, Karen; Baker, Stephen; Basham, D.; D. Bentley, Stephen; Brooks, Karen; Cerdeño-Tárraga, Ana; Chillingworth, Tracey; Cronin, Ann; M. Davies, Robert; A. Davis, Paul; Dougan, Gordon; Feltwell, Theresa; Hamlin, N.; Holroyd, S.; Jagels, Kay; V. Karlyshev, Andrey; Leather, S.; Moule, Sharon; C. F. Oyston, Petra; A. Quail, Michael; Rutherford, Kim; Simmonds, Mark; Skelton, Jason; Stevens, Kim; Whitehead, Sally; G. Barrell, B.

doi:10.1038/35097083

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Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague

Published in Nature • Oct 1, 2001

Authors:

Julian Parkhill

Brendan W. Wren

Nicholas R. Thomson

Abstract

The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of the systemic invasive infectious disease classically referred to as plague, and has been responsible for three human pandemics: the Justinian plague (sixth to eighth centuries), the Black Death (fourteenth to nineteenth centuries)...

Subject

Yersinia pestis

Plague (disease)

Genome

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