… , is also widespread in bacteria; yet only Y. pestis forms biofilms in fleas. Here, the historical
… the mechanisms by which these unique and deadly biofilms are formed are discussed. …

… Yersinia pestis biofilm in the flea vector and its role in the transmission of plague. Curr Top
Microbiol Immunol 322, 229-248. Hinnebusch, BJ, Rudolph, AE, Cherepanov, P., Dixon, JE, …

… In specific plague foci or parts of foci, the unique natural … role in biofilm formation and
virulence in Yersinia pestis. Mol. … of biofilm formation in Yersinia pestis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. …

… Yersinia pestis is transmitted from fleas to rodents when the bacterium develops an extensive
biofilm … These two transmission modes are in a trade-off regulated by the amount of biofilm …

… The roles of crucial factors and regulators involved in Y. pestis biofilm formation are
discussed in this review. … Uniquely insidious: Yersinia pestis biofilms …

… In specific plague foci or parts of foci, the unique natural … role in biofilm formation and
virulence in Yersinia pestis. Mol. … of biofilm formation in Yersinia pestis. FEMS Microbiol. Lett . …

… Yersinia pestis forms biofilms in the digestive tracts of fleas that block the insect's feeding,
stimulating it to bite repeatedly in search of food, … Uniquely insidious: Yersinia pestis biofilms …

… pestis (see below for details). In the present work, the detection of biofilms verified that Fur
inhibited the Y. pestis biofilm production in vitro and on nematode. The subsequent gene …

… Yersinia pestis biofilms can also block feeding of model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans,
because attached biofilms are primarily found on the larva head to blanket the mouth (Darby …

… plasmids and resistance phenotypes in Yersinia pestis: unique plasmid inventory of strain
Java … Koshel' EI, The formation of biofilm by strains different subspecies of Yersinia pestis and …