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Meanings of pestis in English

Portuguese
praga
Catalan
pesta
Spanish
plaga

A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal.

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        Usage of pestis in English
        1
        Yersinia pestis killed millions of people across Europe in the middle ages.
        The Guardian
        2
        Y. pestis detection was not affected by Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus significantly.
        Pubmed
        3
        A library of tagged mutants of the virulent Y. pestis Kimberley53 strain was generated.
        Pubmed
        4
        This rapid method is applicable to blood cultures containing low levels of Y. pestis.
        Pubmed
        5
        The Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
        Jamaica Observer
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        This assay was validated with various Y. pestis strains.
        Pubmed
        7
        These differences appear to be related to lower efficiency of YopJ effector translocation by Y. pestis.
        Pubmed
        8
        In this study we performed transcriptional profiling experiments to identify Y. pestis quorum sensing regulated functions.
        Pubmed
        9
        But nothing poses a greater existential threat than the bacteria Yersinia pestis -otherwise known as plague.
        The Guardian
        10
        Thus, it appears that Y. pestis disables these cell populations to annihilate host immune responses during plague.
        Pubmed
        11
        Letiferam citra saniem; tune irrita pestis
        Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and / Top...
        12
        Molecular mechanisms of the Yersinia pestis pathogenicity and peculiarities of maturation of specific immunity to plague are reviewed.
        Pubmed
        13
        However, the live attenuated Y. pestis vaccines are still considered to be the most effective way to prevent plague.
        Pubmed
        14
        The BIN medium is suggested as a selective medium for isolation and recovery of Y. pestis from various backgrounds.
        Pubmed
        15
        This mutant is an immunogenic, highly attenuated live Y. pestis construct that merits further development as a vaccine candidate.
        Pubmed
        16
        Evidence of this fact comes from several studies that document a lack of nucleotide diversity in the Y. pestis genome.
        Pubmed
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        Translations for pestis
        Catalan
        pestaplaga
        Spanish
        plagapeste
        Pestis through the time