Yersinia pestis G1670. This strain is a representative of a collection of atypical rhamnose-fermenting strains isolated from the Republic of Georgia. The genome of this organism is being sequenced as
This is a population analysis project of Yersinia pestis. A total of 118 strains were sequenced. The strains were provided by the Qinghai Institute for Endemic Diseases Prevention and Control, Xinjian
The plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis which when untreated can kill up to 60% of infected patients. A strain of Y. pestis was isolated from a recent outbreak of pneu