Yersinia pestis: still a plague in the 21st century.
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is an aerobic, non-motile, gram-negative bacillus belonging to the family Enterobacteriacea. It is a zoonotic infection transmitted to humans via the bite of a flea. Three clinical forms of human plague exist: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Many i...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 25 - 33 |
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| Formato: | CEU exam questions tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
Winter2004
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