Definitions for yersinia pestis
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Princeton's WordNet
Yersinia pestis(noun)
a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Yersinia pestis
The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents.
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