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Evolution of Pathogenic Yersinia, Some Lights in the Dark

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The Genus Yersinia

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 529))

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Although there is still a lot of speculation about the emergence and evolution of Y. pestis, recent advances made by different laboratories and the promising approach of comparative functional genomics should bring major insights in our knowledge of this field in the near future.

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  1. Laboratoire des Yersinia, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

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  1. University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    Mikael Skurnik

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    José Antonio Bengoechea

  3. National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland

    Kaisa Granfors

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Carniel, E. (2004). Evolution of Pathogenic Yersinia, Some Lights in the Dark. In: Skurnik, M., Bengoechea, J.A., Granfors, K. (eds) The Genus Yersinia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 529. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48416-1_1

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