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Whilst the physiological and molecular mechanisms of blocked flea transmission are well characterized, the pathogen\u2013vector interactions have not been elucidated for EPT. Within the blocked flea model, <jats:italic>Yersinia<\/jats:italic> murine toxin (Ymt) has been shown to be important for facilitating colonization of the midgut within the flea. One proposed mechanism of EPT is the regurgitation of infectious material from the flea midgut during feeding. Such a mechanism would require bacteria to colonize and survive for at least brief periods in the midgut, a process that is mediated by Ymt. Two key bridging vectors of <jats:italic>Y. pestis<\/jats:italic> to humans, <jats:italic>Oropsylla montana<\/jats:italic> (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) or <jats:italic>Xenopsylla cheopis<\/jats:italic> (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), were used in our study to test this hypothesis. Fleas were infected with a mutant strain of <jats:italic>Y. pestis<\/jats:italic> containing a non-functional <jats:italic>ymt<\/jats:italic> that was shown previously to be incapable of colonizing the midgut and were then allowed to feed on SKH-1 mice 3 days p.i. 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