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To block or not to block: The adaptive manipulation of plague transmission
The ability of the agent of plague, Yersinia pestis, to form a biofilm blocking the gut of the flea has been considered to be a key evolutionary step in maintaining flea‐borne transmission. However, blockage decreases dramatically the life expectancy of fleas, challenging the adaptive nature of bloc...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6541909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31161047 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/evl3.111 |