Orientalis biovar of the causative agent of plague. Yersinia pestis biovar Orientalis str. F1991016

Yersinia pestis Orientalis str. F1991016. Yersinia pestis Orientalis str. F1991016 is a Orientalis genomovar 9 strain and was isolated from Rattus flavipectus by Chinese plague experts during daily surveillance in Cangyuan county, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. This organism is being sequenced for comparative genome analysis of Yersinia pestis strains isolated from different parts of the world.