Transovarial transmission of Yersinia pestis in its flea vector Xenopsylla cheopis

Abstract Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is endemic in certain regions due to a stable transmission cycle between rodents and their associated fleas. In addition, fleas are believed to serve as reservoirs that can occasionally cause enzootic plague cycles and explosive epizootic outb...

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Main Authors: Cassandra D. Pauling, Brenda T. Beerntsen, Qisheng Song, Deborah M. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51668-0