Perry, R.D., and Fetherston, J.D. Yersinia pestis--etiologic agent of plague. Clin Microbiol Rev 10:35-66, 1997. PDF
Fetherston, J.D., Bertolino, V.J., and Perry, R.D. YbtP and YbtQ: two ABC transporters required for iron uptake in Yersinia pestis. Mol. Microbiol. 32:289-299, 1999. [Abstract]
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Geoffroy VA, Fetherston JD, Perry RD. Infect Immun. 2000 Aug;68(8):4452-61 PDF
Identification and characterization of the hemophore-dependent heme acquisition system of Yersinia pestis.
Rossi MS, Fetherston JD, Letoffe S, Carniel E, Perry RD, Ghigo JM. Infect Immun. 2001 Nov;69(11):6707-17 PDF
Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis KIM.
Deng W, Burland V, Plunkett G 3rd, Boutin A, Mayhew GF, Liss P, Perna NT, Rose DJ, Mau B, Zhou S, Schwartz DC, Fetherston JD, Lindler LE, Brubaker RR, Plano GV, Straley SC, McDonough KA, Nilles ML, Matson JS, Blattner FR, Perry RD. J Bacteriol. 2002 Aug;184(16):4601-11 PDF
Regulation of the Yersinia pestis Yfe and Ybt iron transport systems.
Perry RD, Abney J, Mier I Jr, Lee Y, Bearden SW, Fetherston JD. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2003;529:275-83. No Abstract Available.
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Yersinia pestis TonB: role in iron, heme, and hemoprotein utilization.
Perry RD, Shah J, Bearden SW, Thompson JM, Fetherston JD. Infect Immun. 2003 Jul;71(7):4159-62.. PDF
