Examining virulence plasmid loss in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

The genus Yersinia is composed of eleven species, three of which (Y. pseudotuberculosis, Y. enterolitica, and Y. pestis) are human pathogens. It is believed that Y. pseudotuberculosis is the predecessor of Y. pestis, which causes plague, and as a result there is a close genetic link between the two...

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Main Author: Dunlop, Jake
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/65478/