title: [Yersinia pestis L-forms in rodents and ectoparasites].
abstract: Y. pestis L-forms and bacterial forms persist in the body of great gerbils for 40 days. L-forms are poorly phagocytized and can persist in phagocytes for a long time. In guinea pigs immunized with vaccine EV, Y. pestis antigen could be detected till day 160. An unstable L-form was isolated from Ornithodoros mites 3 years after their experimental infection with Y. pestis. Bacterial forms persist in mites for 1-3 years. For 5 years Y. pestis antigen is regularly detected in a high percentage of mites.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zykin
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dunaev
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Saiamov
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sokolov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000382:microbiology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007740:L Forms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051379:Mice; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology*; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
vernacular_title: L-formy Yersinia Pestis v gryzunakh i éktoparazitakh.