Definitions for yersinia
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yersinia(Noun)
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.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Yersinia
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rod- to coccobacillus-shaped bacteria that occurs in a broad spectrum of habitats.
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