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Warning on a new potential for laboratory-acquired infections as a result of the new nomenclature for the plague bacillus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6603926     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The new name for the plague bacillus (formerly "Yersinia pestis") is Y. pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis, while the pseudotuberculosis bacillus is named Y. pseudotuberculosis subsp. pseudotuberculosis. Any tendency to abbreviate these names on labels of cultures, especially by omitting the subspecies epithet, must be avoided because of the risk of confusion between the dangerous plague organism and the pseudotuberculosis bacillus.
Authors:
J E Williams
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bulletin of the World Health Organization     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0042-9686     ISO Abbreviation:  Bull. World Health Organ.     Publication Date:  1983  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-10-08     Completed Date:  1983-10-08     Revised Date:  2010-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7507052     Medline TA:  Bull World Health Organ     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng; fre     Pagination:  545-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Laboratory Infection / etiology*
Plague / etiology*
Risk
Terminology as Topic*
Yersinia pestis*
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