yersinia

Noun

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yersinia (plural yersinias or yersiniae)

A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.

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A child bitten by a flea infected with the Yersinia pestis bacterium. Source: Internet

An anti-F1 serology test can differentiate between different species of Yersinia, and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be used to identify Y. pestis. Source: Internet

; Bubonic plague : citation Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium. Source: Internet

Class IV AC-IV was first reported in the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila, and the structure of the AC-IV from Yersinia pestis has been reported. Source: Internet

He and French researcher Alexandre Yersin went to Hong Kong in 1894, where; Kitasato confirmed Yersin's discovery that the bacterium Yersinia pestis is the agent of the plague. Source: Internet

Instead, when it tries to feed, it regurgitates Yersinia into the wound. Source: Internet

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