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Effects of temperature on the transmission of Yersinia Pestis by the flea, Xenopsylla Cheopis, in the late phase period

BACKGROUND: Traditionally, efficient flea-borne transmission of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, was thought to be dependent on a process referred to as blockage in which biofilm-mediated growth of the bacteria physically blocks the flea gut, leading to the regurgitation of contaminat...

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Autores principales: Schotthoefer, Anna M, Bearden, Scott W, Holmes, Jennifer L, Vetter, Sara M, Montenieri, John A, Williams, Shanna K, Graham, Christine B, Woods, Michael E, Eisen, Rebecca J, Gage, Kenneth L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21958555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-191