Persistence of Yersinia pestis in Soil Under Natural Conditions

Eisen, Rebecca J.; Petersen, Jeannine M.; Higgins, Charles L.; Wong, David; Levy, Craig E.; Mead, Paul S.; Schriefer, Martin E.; Griffith, Kevin S.; Gage, Kenneth L.; Ben Beard, C.

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Persistence of Yersinia pestis in Soil Under Natural Conditions

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Jun 2008
By Eisen, Rebecca J. ; Petersen, Jeannine M. ; Higgins, Charles L. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Eisen, Rebecca J. ; Petersen, Jeannine M. ; Higgins, Charles L. ; Wong, David ; Levy, Craig E. ; Mead, Paul S. ; Schriefer, Martin E. ; Griffith, Kevin S. ; Gage, Kenneth L. ; Ben Beard, C.
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As part of a fatal human plague case investigation, we showed that the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, can survive for at least 24 days in contaminated soil under natural conditions. These results have implications for defining plague foci, persistence, transmission, and bioremediation after a natural or intentional exposure to Y. pestis.
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Animals Blood Dispatch Humans Lions Mice Microbial Viability Plague Soil Soil Microbiology Time Factors Yersinia Pestis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(6):941-943.
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Journal Article
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14
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6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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