Stacy Agar, Ph'D' Microbiology

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Stacy Agar, Ph.D.Microbiology
ImmunologyMentor Ashok Chopra, Ph.D.
Yersinia pestis is the bacterium that causes
plague (Black Death) and is a possible agent of
bioterrorism. There is no vaccine available in
the US. We used genetic engineering of Y.
pestis to produce and test potential vaccine
strains.