Definition of Yersinia

1. 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. ¹

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Definition of Yersinia

1. a bacterium [n -S]

Medical Definition of Yersinia

1. Genus of gram-negative bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae, all are parasites or pathogens. Yersinia pestis (formerly Pasteurella pestis) was the cause of the Black Death plague. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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yersinia enterocolitica
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yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections
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yes-huh
yes-man

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