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The 13 pages that link to Yersinia pestis, each with the reason it gives.

• Black DeathRelated: This pathogen caused the Black Death and later plague outbreaks.

• Alexandre YersinBroader topic: Yersin isolated and described this plague-causing bacterium in Hong Kong in 1894.

• Bubonic plagueBroader topic: This pathogen multiplies in lymph nodes and triggers the inflammation that forms buboes.

• Third plague pandemicRelated: This pathogen caused the pandemic’s bubonic and pneumonic cases.

• Flea-borne transmissionRelated: In blocked fleas, it forms a foregut biofilm that can be regurgitated into a bite wound.

• Plague of JustinianBroader topic: Ancient DNA identified this pathogen in people who died during the pandemic.

• Historical epidemiologyRelated: Its identification in ancient remains has reshaped debates about the Black Death.

• Pneumonic plagueRelated: This bacterium causes pneumonic plague and drives its progression.

• Brown ratRelated: Brown rats can host plague-infected fleas, linking them to some plague transmission cycles.

• Oriental rat fleaRelated: This is the pathogen the flea can carry and transmit during feeding.

• Kitasato ShibasaburōBroader topic: Kitasato investigated this organism during the 1894 Hong Kong outbreak.

• Nial O'GlacanBroader topic: Modern knowledge identifies the pathogen behind the disease O'Glacan treated.

• Wu Lien-tehRelated: Wu’s investigations supported recognition of the bacterium’s role in the Manchurian epidemic.