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From: Biovar-related differences apparent in the flea foregut colonization phenotype of distinct Yersinia pestis strains do not impact transmission efficiency

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a Foregut blockage and infection dynamics in fleas infected with CO92, KIM6+ and CO92gly. Cumulative flea blockage rate of strains KIM6+ (black), CO92 (pink) and CO92gly (teal). Error bars represent the mean of three independent flea infection experiments per strain. *P ≤ 0.05. b Growth kinetics of strains KIM6+, CO92, and CO92gly during infection of X. cheopis fleas, error bars represent the mean ± SD of three independent flea infections per strain with each time point reflecting 15–20 fleas per strain per independent experiment. Histograms representing temporal incidence of blockage in KIM6+ (c), CO92 (d), and CO92gly (e) were fit to a Gaussian model, and the dashed line indicates mean time to peak blockage. CO92gly had an earlier mean to peak blockage than KIM6+ or CO92

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