Yersinia pestis

"Yersinia pestis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents.

Descriptor ID

D015010

MeSH Number(s)

B03.440.450.425.900.600

B03.660.250.150.950.580

Concept/Terms

Yersinia pestis

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods [B03.440.450]
Enterobacteriaceae [B03.440.450.425]
Yersinia [B03.440.450.425.900]
Yersinia pestis [B03.440.450.425.900.600]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Gammaproteobacteria [B03.660.250]
Enterobacteriaceae [B03.660.250.150]
Yersinia [B03.660.250.150.950]
Yersinia pestis [B03.660.250.150.950.580]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Yersinia pestis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Yersinia pestis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 31 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	3	1	4
2007	4	1	5
2009	1	1	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	2	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	3	0	3
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Yersinia pestis" by people in Profiles.

Droplet Tn-Seq identifies the primary secretion mechanism for yersiniabactin in Yersinia pestis. EMBO Rep. 2023 10 09; 24(10):e57369.

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Analytical framework to evaluate and optimize the use of imperfect diagnostics to inform outbreak response: Application to the 2017 plague epidemic in Madagascar. PLoS Biol. 2022 08; 20(8):e3001736.

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Stone Age Yersinia pestis genomes shed light on the early evolution, diversity, and ecology of plague. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 04 26; 119(17):e2116722119.

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Short- and long-term humoral immune response against Yersinia pestis in plague patients, Madagascar. BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 10; 20(1):822.

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Yersinia pestis escapes entrapment in thrombi by targeting platelet function. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 12; 18(12):3236-3248.

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Redundant and Cooperative Roles for Yersinia pestis Yop Effectors in the Inhibition of Human Neutrophil Exocytic Responses Revealed by Gain-of-Function Approach. Infect Immun. 2020 02 20; 88(3).

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Alexandre Yersin: Discoverer of the Plague Bacillus. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 01; 95(1):e7-e8.

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An Intradermal Model for Yersinia pestis Inoculation. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 2010:3-15.

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Laser Scanning Microscopy of Yersinia pestis Infected Tissues. Methods Mol Biol. 2019; 2010:69-84.

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Gain-of-Function Analysis Reveals Important Virulence Roles for the Yersinia pestis Type III Secretion System Effectors YopJ, YopT, and YpkA. Infect Immun. 2018 09; 86(9).

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