New Genotype of Yersinia pestis Found in Live Rodents in Yunnan Province, China

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 628335
• Main Authors: Shi, Liyuan, Qin, Jingliang, Zheng, Hongyuan, Guo, Ying, Zhang, Haipeng, Zhong, Youhong, Yang, Chao, Dong, Shanshan, Yang, Fengyi, Wu, Yarong, Zhao, Guangyu, Song, Yajun, Yang, Ruifu, Wang, Peng, Cui, Yujun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 15.04.2021
• Subjects: iron content; live rodent; low virulence; Microbiology; pathogenicity; Yersinia pestis; iron content; pathogenicity; low virulence; Yersinia pestis; live rodent

Yunnan Province, China is thought to be the original source of biovar Orientalis of , the causative agent of the third plague pandemic that has spread globally since the end of the 19th century. Although encompassing a large area of natural plague foci, strains have rarely been found in live rodents...