The complete nucleotide sequence and gene organization of the three virulence plasmids
from Yersinia pestis KIM5 were determined. Plasmid pPCP1 (9,610 bp) has a GC content of …

The virulence plasmids pYV019, pYV8081, and pIB1 from Yersinia pestis, Yersinia
enterocolitica, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, respectively, were characterized by …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, harbors at least three plasmids necessary for
full virulence of the organism, two of which are species specific. One of the Y. pestis-specific …

The related family of virulence plasmids found in the three major pathogens of the genus
Yersinia all have the ability to encode a set of outer membrane proteins. In Y. enterocolitica …

The yersinial plasmid-encoded outer-membrane proteins (Yops) are encoded by the low-
Ca⁺⁺ response virulence plasmid present in the yersiniae pathogenic for humans. It has …

A 44-megadalton plasmid associated with virulence and Ca2+ dependence from Yersinia
enterocolitica 8081 was compared at the molecular level with a 47-megadalton plasmid …

The role of the Yersinia pestis virulence-associated plasmid, pYV019, in the expression of
Ca++ dependence, virulence, and the production of the V antigen was investigated …

Abstract Plasmids of 44.4–46 Mdal were identified in conditional virulent Yersinia species.
All virulent strains studied are unable to grow on oxalate-containing plates at 37° C (OX …

Insertion sequence IS 100 was localized on a 9.5-kb plasmid of Yersinia pestis and was
shown to be specific for Y. pestis and serotype I strains of Y. pseudotuberculosis. The …

The structural genes of the outer membrane polypeptides of Yersinia spp.(YOPs) and the V
antigen of plasmid pIB1 of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis were recently cloned and mapped …