title: Laboratory maintenance and characterization of Yersinia pestis.
abstract: This unit describes protocols for Yersinia pestis maintenance and growth in research and clinical laboratories, including some protocols for strain characterization. Strain-dependent requirements for different Biosafety Level containments are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bearden
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003264:Containment of Biohazards / Q000379:methods; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*