Retracing the evolutionary path that led to flea-borne transmission of Yersinia pestis

Cell Host and Microbe

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 578-586

  Sun, Yi Cheng ^a   Jarrett, Clayton O ^a   Bosio, Christopher F ^a   Hinnebusch, B Joseph ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLEA; GENE LOSS; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA PESTIS; ANIMAL; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; YERSINIA INFECTION; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; SIPHONAPTERA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84901048524     PISSN: 19313128     EISSN: 19346069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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