Yersinia pestis is the aetiological agent of plague, a disease of humans that has potentially
devastating consequences. Evidence indicates that Y. pestis evolved from Yersinia …

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 …

Since its first identification in 1894 during the third pandemic in Hong Kong, there has been
significant progress of understanding the lifestyle of Yersinia pestis, the pathogen that is …

Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, is a mammalian vector-borne disease,
transmitted by fleas that serve as the vector between rodent hosts. For many pathogens …

Various types of animal models of plague have been developed, including mice, rats,
guinea pigs, and nonhuman primates. Studies have indicated that rodent and nonhuman …

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 …

Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, which diverged from Yersinia
pseudotuberculosis within the past 20,000 years. Although these two species share a high …

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 …

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