Table. Fifteen strains of Yersinia pestis used for analysis of plague outbreaks in Libya, 2009, and Algeria, 2003.

Strain	Biovar	Country	Place	Year of isolation	Source
IP1973	Medievalis	Libya	Eltarsha	2009	Libyan health authorities
IP1974	Medievalis	Libya	Alashahab	2009	Libyan health authorities
IP1975	Medievalis	Libya	Zafrana	2009	Libyan health authorities
IP516	Medievalis	Iran	Kurdistan	1948	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP519	Medievalis	Iran	Kurdistan	1951	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP562	Medievalis	Iran	Kurdistan	1947	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP564	Medievalis	Iran	Kurdistan	1948	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP565	Medievalis	Turkey	Unknown	1952	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP1860	Orientalis	Algeria	Kehailia	2003	University Hospital, Oran
IP1861	Orientalis	Algeria	Hama Ali	2003	University Hospital, Oran
IP1862	Orientalis	Algeria	Hamoul	2003	University Hospital, Oran
IP1863	Orientalis	Algeria	Ain Temouchent	2003	University Hospital, Oran
IP1864	Orientalis	Algeria	Ain Temouchent	2003	University Hospital, Oran
IP1866	Orientalis	Algeria	Unknown	1944	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)
IP1867	Orientalis	Algeria	Unknown	1945	Yersinia Research Unit (Institut Pasteur)