Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms That Mediate Transmission of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> by Fleas
The ability to cause plague in mammals represents only half of the life history of <i>Yersinia pestis</i>. It is also able to colonize and produce a transmissible infection in the digestive tract of the flea, its insect host. Parallel to studies of the molecular mechanisms by which <i...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/2/210 |