Table 1. Strains used in this study.
| Species | Strain* | Biovar or Serotype |
| Yersinia pestis | 49006 | Antiqua |
| 47004 | Mediaevalis | |
| 82009 | Orientalis | |
| 18014 | Microtus | |
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | ATCC 29833 | O:1a |
| PTB1 | O:1b | |
| Kuratani | O:1c | |
| 53519 | O:2 | |
| 1134 | O:3 | |
| CBSLAM1684 | O:4a | |
| 53522 | O:5 | |
| DD110 | O:6 | |
| 141 | O:7 | |
| 151 | O:8 | |
| R708Ly | O:9 | |
| 6088 | O:10 | |
| R80 | O:11 | |
| MW864-2 | O:12 | |
| CBSLAM1695 | O:13 | |
| 93422 | O:15 | |
| Y.aldovae | ATCC 35236 | |
| Y.bercovieri | ATCC 43970 | |
| Y.enterocolitica | ATCC 9610 | |
| Y.frederiksenii | ATCC 33641 | |
| Y.intermedia | ATCC 29909 | |
| Y.kristensenii | ATCC 33638 | |
| Y.mollaretii | ATCC 43969 | |
| Y.rohdei | ATCC 43380 | |
| Y.ruckeri | ATCC 29473 | |
| Brucella.melitensis | 28411 | |
| Francisella tularensis | 410101 | |
| Bacillus anthracis | Sterne | |
| E. coli | DH5α |
*All strains were collected in our lab.