Plague is a vector-borne disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Transmitted by fleas from
rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged< 6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor …

Plague is a widespread zoonotic disease that is caused by Yersinia pestis and has had
devastating effects on the human population throughout history. Disappearance of the …

Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis, which evolved from the enteric pathogen Y.
pseudotuberculosis, which normally causes a chronic and relatively mild disease. Y. pestis …

Yersinia pestis is the cause of plague, an illness that may manifest in bubonic, pneumonic,
or septicemic form. Plague has killed an estimated 200 million humans throughout history …

SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is unique among the enteric group of Gram-
negative bacteria in relying on a blood-feeding insect for transmission. The Yersinia–flea …

Yersinia pestis causes the fatal respiratory disease pneumonic plague. Y. pestis recently
evolved from the gastrointestinal pathogen Y. pseudotuberculosis; however, it is not known …

Yersinia pestis, the bacterial agent of bubonic plague, is transmitted primarily by fleas and
has been responsible for devastating epidemics throughout history. Y. pseudotuberculosis is …

Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, causing three human plague pandemics in
history. Comparative and evolutionary genomics of Y. pestis are extensively discussed in …

Interest in arthropod-borne pathogens focuses primarily on how they cause disease in
humans. How they produce a transmissible infection in their arthropod host is just as critical …