title: Studies on the contribution of the F1 capsule-associated plasmid pFra to the virulence of Yersinia pestis.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Division, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702-5011, USA.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Welkos
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Worsham
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Freidlander
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051381:Rats; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C086725:caf1 protein, Yersinia pestis