Plasmid associated with pathogenicity and calcium dependency of Yersinia enterocolitica
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 27 (2) , 682-685
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.27.2.682-685.1980
Abstract
Studies of the virulence and plasmid properties of Yersinia enterocolitica revealed a plasmid, 42.2 +/- 1.1 megadaltons in size, which is associated with the pathogenicity and calcium dependency of this organism.Keywords
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