Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms That Mediate Transmission of <i>Yersinia pestis</i> by Fleas

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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Main Authors: B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Clayton O. Jarrett, David M. Bland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
<i>Yersinia pestis</i>
plague
fleas
arthropod-borne transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/2/210

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