Yersinia

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.NounA 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.

Synonyms

enteropathogenic listeria bartonella bordetella rickettsialpox eberth's bacillus rinderpest ehrlichiasis pig plague brucella zoonosis listeriosis

Rhymes With

ursinia

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