Yersinia entomophaga

Rapid DNA mutations
Yersinia entomophaga is an entomopathogen and a distant relative of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent
of bubonic plague. It has been shown to cause mortality in several lepidopteran and orthopteran
hosts. The Y. entomophaga genome encodes a several chitinases and Tc-like toxin proteins that are suggested to play a role in its pathogenesis.