%0 Figure %A Joseph Hinnebusch, B. %A M. Bland, David %A F. Bosio, Christopher %A O. Jarrett, Clayton %D 2017 %T O. montana blocks earlier and survives longer after becoming blocked than X. cheopis. %U https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_i_O_i_i_montana_i_blocks_earlier_and_survives_longer_after_becoming_blocked_than_i_X_i_i_cheopis_i_/4548871 %R 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005276.g003 %2 https://plos.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/7456345 %K Oropsylla montana %K proventricular blockage %K Different Mechanisms Background Transmission %K flea %K blood meal %K proventricular biofilm-dependent mechanism %K Yersinia pestis forms %K Xenopsylla cheopis Fleas %K Transmit Yersinia pestis %X

Histograms of the temporal incidence of complete blockage in O. montana and X. cheopis (A, B) and their life span after becoming blocked (C). Dashed lines indicate the mean; curve fitting used a Gaussian model of the frequency distribution data. Blocked O. montana survived significantly longer than blocked X. cheopis; P < 0.0001 by log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test.

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