The small yellow rods seen resting on these purple blades are Yersinia pestis bacteria – the cause of bubonic plague. This bacterial infection is mainly spread to humans by fleas but can also be ...

Yersinia pestis ... Live-attenuated Y. pestis vaccines protect against pneumonic plague, probably by generating both protective antibodies and protective T cells. These live vaccines raise ...

The bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection, caused by Yersinia pestis. In the 14th century ... They are round clusters of immune cells that fight off invading microbes.

The team identified the genome of the plague-causing bacterium, Yersinia pestis, in the bone samples of two individuals. The ...

It is not known how the patient became infected, but the country is on ... infectious disease that is caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis that live in some animals - mainly rodents - and ...

Yet the highly infectious disease borne of the bacterium Yersinia pestis still persists ... the bite of a flea that has first feasted on an infected rodent. Initial symptoms — sudden fever ...

The county’s health department had launched an investigation into a potential human case last Friday after preliminary tests ...

Fluorescent image of a human body louse with Yersinia pestis infection (orange/red) in the Pawlowsky glands. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...