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.
YERSINIA is a
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Definitions & Synonyms
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YERSINIA is a genus of bacteria named after the Swiss-French physician Alexandre Yersin who discovered the Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for Bubonic plague.