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. 1972 Apr;5(4):630–631. doi: 10.1128/iai.5.4.630-631.1972

Characterization of Deoxyribonucleic Acid from Yersinia pestis by Ethidium Bromide-Cesium Chloride Density Gradient Centrifugation

Roselyn V Little 1, Robert R Brubaker 1
PMCID: PMC422416  PMID: 4636787

Abstract

No plasmids were detected in cells of Yersinia pestis which were bacteriocinogenic and positive for three additional determinants of virulence known to be lost at high frequency.

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