Effects of temperature on the transmission of <it>Yersinia Pestis </it>by the flea, <it>Xenopsylla Cheopis</it>, in the late phase period

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Traditionally, efficient flea-borne transmission of <it>Yersinia pestis</it>, the causative agent of plague, was thought to be dependent on a process referred to as blockage in which biofilm-mediated growth of the bacteria physically blocks the flea gut, leading...

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Principais autores:	Woods Michael E, Graham Christine B, Williams Shanna K, Montenieri John A, Vetter Sara M, Holmes Jennifer L, Bearden Scott W, Schotthoefer Anna M, Eisen Rebecca J, Gage Kenneth L
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2011-09-01
coleção:	Parasites & Vectors
Assuntos:	<it>Yersinia pestis</it> <it>Xenopsylla cheopis</it> biofilm flea-borne transmission temperature
Acesso em linha:	http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/191
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