# Complete genome sequences of Yersinia pestis 6/69 strain isolated from a bubonic plague patient in Madagascar and its isogenic strain cured of pPCP1

## TL;DR

This paper presents the complete genome sequences of a bubonic plague-causing Yersinia pestis strain and a modified version without a specific virulence plasmid.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the sequencing of a clinical Y. pestis isolate and its isogenic derivative lacking the pPCP1 plasmid.

## Key findings

- The genome of Yersinia pestis strain 6/69 was fully sequenced.
- An isogenic strain of 6/69 cured of the pPCP1 plasmid was also sequenced.
- The findings provide resources for studying plague pathogenesis.

## Abstract

We report the complete genome sequences of two valuable strains to investigate plague pathogenesis: (i) Yersinia pestis strain 6/69, which was isolated from a bubonic plague patient in Madagascar and contains pCD1, pMT1, and pPCP1 virulence plasmids, and (ii) the 6/69 strain cured of pPCP1.