Yersinia pestis (species)

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Scope note
Species of gram-negative, rod-shaped coccobacillus that can infect humans via the oriental rat flea, causing infection that takes three main forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic plagues.
Yersinia pestis
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024