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. 1980 May;28(2):638–640. doi: 10.1128/iai.28.2.638-640.1980

Plague virulence antigens from Yersinia enterocolitica.

P B Carter, R J Zahorchak, R R Brubaker
PMCID: PMC550983  PMID: 7399681

Abstract

The virulence of Yersinia enterocolitica, biotype 2, serotype O:8, in mice is related to its ability to produce plague V and W antigens. V and W antigens in Y. enterocolitica are shown to be immunologically identical to the previously described V and W antigens of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

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