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Infection of X. cheopis fleas with encapsulated and unencapsulated Y. pestis strain 195/P. The percentages of fleas blocked and still infected 4 weeks after a single blood meal containing the Y. pestis 195/P wild-type (black bars) or pFra-negative (gray bars) strains are shown. The averages and standard deviations were determined from three independent experiments.
