Yersinia pestis is a typical zoonotic bacterial pathogen. The following reasons make this pathogen a model for studying zoonotic pathogens: (1) Its unique lifestyle makes Y. pestis an ideal model for studying host-vector-environment-pathogen interactions; (2) population diversity characters in Y. pestis render it a model species for studying monomorphic bacterial evolution; (3) the pathogenic features of bacteria provide us with good opportunities to study human immune responses; (4) typical animal and vector models of Y. pestis infection create opportunities for experimental studies on pathogenesis and evolution; and (5) repeated pandemics and local outbreaks provide us with clues about the infectious disease outbreaks that have occurred in human history.
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Yang, R., Cui, Y., & Bi, Y. (2016). Perspectives on Yersinia pestis: A model for studying zoonotic pathogens. In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (Vol. 918, pp. 377–391). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0890-4_14
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