Population structure of the Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex according to multilocus sequence typing

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Multilocus sequence analysis of 417 strains of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis revealed that it is a complex of four populations, three of which have been previously assigned species status [Y. pseudotuberculosis sensu stricto (s.s.), Yersinia pestis and Yersinia similis] and a fourth population, which we refer to as the Korean group, which may be in the process of speciation. We detected clear signs of recombination within Y. pseudotuberculosis s.s. as well as imports from Y. similis and the Kor...

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Authors: Laukkanen-Ninios, R; Didelot, X; Jolley, K; Morelli, G; Sangal, V

• Journal: Environmental Microbiology
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 3114-3127
• Publication date: 2011-12-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02588.x
• EISSN: 1462-2920
• ISSN: 1462-2912
• Language: English