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Originally Posted by hurtin1

Are you talking about Yersinia pestis???? As a cousin I mean??

Genome sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative ... [Nature. 2001] - PubMed result

Yes, that's correct hurtin1. Reference this

Genes encoding homologues of insecticidal toxins from Photorhabdus spp occur naturally within the genome of Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague. Lateral transfer of genetic material between Photorhabdus and Yersinia species is thought to have resulted from their common association with insects as bacterial pathogens (5).

(from CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases)

Also,

Yersinia pestis, the cause of plague, contains insecticidal toxins, which may have been laterally transferred from the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens (4).

(from CDC, Nematode Symbiant of P.luminescens)

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