Comparative and evolutionary genomics of Yersinia pestis.
Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, causing three human plague pandemics in history. Comparative and evolutionary genomics of Y. pestis are extensively discussed in this review. Understanding the genomic variability and the adaptive evolution of Y. pestis from the genomic point of view will contribute greatly to plague detection, identification, control and prevention.
Laboratory of Analytical Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, National Center for Biomedical Analysis, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, No. 20, Dongdajie, Fengtai, Beijing 100071, China.
Dongsheng
D
Zhou
Yanping
Y
Han
Yajun
Y
Song
Peitang
P
Huang
Ruifu
R
Yang
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D005075:Biological Evolution; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D023281:Genomics; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics