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A plague upon fibrin

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A surface protease helps Yersinia pestis plow its way through the body during pneumonic plague.

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Figure 1: Pla bubonic and pneumonic plague.

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The authors have previously been involved in a research program to devise a vaccine against plague (Williamson, E.D. et al. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 12, 223–230; 1995).

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