title: [Methods of diagnosis and differentiation of plague pathogen: approaches to detection of atypical strains of Yersinia pestis by molecular biology. Part I].
abstract: A review of data on the modern methods of detection of typical and atypical strains of the plague agent Y. pestis is given. The history of the development of the molecular-biological tests for the differentiation of Y. pestis from the related microorganisms is presented. The problems facing investigators during the development of these tests are discussed.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Trukhachev
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lebedeva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000266:history; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D021521:Ribotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial