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Infectious blood source alters early foregut infection and regurgitative transmission of Yersinia pestis by rodent fleas

Fleas can transmit Yersinia pestis by two mechanisms, early-phase transmission (EPT) and biofilm-dependent transmission (BDT). Transmission efficiency varies among flea species and the results from different studies have not always been consistent. One complicating variable is the species of rodent...

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Autores principales: Bland, David M., Jarrett, Clayton O., Bosio, Christopher F., Hinnebusch, B. Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5794196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29357385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006859