The rate of oxidation of glucose by freshly harvested resting cells of P. pestis strain A-1122 was accelerated by 20 to 41 per cent in the presence of insulin. The stimulatory action was not noted when cell-free enzyme preparations were employed and was less marked after storage of cells for 3 days. Although insulin was not oxidized by the organism, the amount of oxygen consumed during the diss...

One human plague case was reported in Oregon in September 2010 and another in New Mexico in May 2011. Misidentification of Yersinia pestis by automated identification systems contributed to delayed diagnoses for both cases.

Knisely, Ralph F. (U.S. Army Biological Laboratories, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Md.), Lois M. Swaney, and Harold Friedlander. Selective media for the isolation of Pasteurella pestis. J. Bacteriol. 88:491-496. 1964.-Several selective media are described that were successfully used to isolate virulent and avirulent strains of Pasteurella pestis from material heavily contaminated with other organis...

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is endemic to the Caucasus region but few reference strain genome sequences from that region are available. Here, we present the improved draft or finished assembled genomes from 11 strains isolated in the nation of Georgia and surrounding countries.

OBJECTIVES Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in old foci. Multiple epidemics of this disease have been recorded throughout the history of Iran. Despite the long-standing history of human plague in Iran, it remains difficult to obtain an accurate overview of the history and current status of plague in Iran. METHODS In this review, available data and reports on case...

When bacteria are disseminated into air, the concentration of viable cells in the aerosol decreases with time. It has been shown that part of this loss is due to impingement of cells on the surfaces of the container and to settling, but there is also considerable evidence for biological inactivation (Lester, 1948; Dunklin and Puck, 1948; Boyd and Forstat, 1953). This study has been undertaken t...