Source of host blood affects prevalence of infection and bacterial loads of Yersinia pestis in fleas

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 933-938

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Vetter, Sara M ^a   Holmes, Jennifer L ^a   Bearden, Scott W ^a   Montenieri, John A ^a   Gage, Kenneth L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Flea; Plague; Transmission; Yersinia pestis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLEA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLEAS; MICE; RABBITS; RATS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OROPSYLLA MONTANA; RATTUS; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPERMOPHILUS VARIEGATUS; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 52749088816     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[933:SOHBAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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