Bubonic bottleneck: UNC scientists overturn dogma on the plague

(University of North Carolina Health Care) 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.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news