Feeding Behavior Modulates Biofilm-Mediated Transmission of Yersinia pestis by the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides felis

BACKGROUND: The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, is prevalent worldwide, will parasitize animal reservoirs of plague, and is associated with human habitations in known plague foci. Despite its pervasiveness, limited information is available about the cat flea’s competence as a vector for Yersinia pe...

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Autores principales: Bland, David M., Hinnebusch, B. Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26829486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004413

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26829486
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004413

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