Use of DNA hybridizations probes for detection of the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) in fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae and Ceratophyllidae).

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Published in J Med Entomol on July 01, 1989

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R E Thomas, K A McDonough, T G Schwan

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