Gene flow in a Yersinia pestis vector, Oropsylla hirsuta, during a plague epizootic

Gene flow in a Yersinia pestis vector, Oropsylla hirsuta, during a plague epizootic

Background & objectives: Appreciating how Yersinia pestis, the etiological agent of plague, spreads amongblack-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies (BTPD), is vital to wildlife conservation programsin North American grasslands. A little-studied aspect of the system is the role of Y...

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Main Author: Philip H. Jones , Leigh R. Washburn & Hugh B. Britten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Dispersal
flea
microsatellites
PCR
prairie dog
sylvatic plagu
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/483125.pdf

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