<i>Yersinia pestis</i> in the Lymph Node (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

<i>Yersinia pestis</i> in the Lymph Node

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Researchers discover that the accepted theory of how Yersinia pestis microbes travel from fleabite to lymph node is off base. Most bacteria get trapped in a bottleneck and never make it to the lymph node, where infection takes root. Finding out why could lead to new ways to stop the pathogen.

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Miller Lab / UNC School of Medicine

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