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Yersinia pestis has been characterized in terms of fingerprints of digests (pancreatic and/or T1 ribonuclease) of its 16S and 5S ribosomal RNAs. These show clearly thatY. pestis is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae and suggest that within the Family it is most closely related to Serratia and/or Proteus.
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Zablen, L., Bonen, L., Meyer, R. et al. The phylogenetic status ofPasteurella pestis . J Mol Evol 4, 347–358 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01732536
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