Biofilm-dependent and biofilm-independent mechanisms of transmission of Yersinia pestis by fleas.
Laboratory of Zoonotic Pathogens, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA. jhinnebusch@niaid.nih.gov
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D000818:Animals; D018441:Biofilms; D004463:Ecology; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D010930:Plague / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*