Yersinia

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Translingual

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the plague and one of the principal clinically relevant species of yersinia.
Yersinia pestis, with fluorescent stain.

Etymology

Named after French physician and bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin (1863–1943) for the bacteria; named after Swiss entomologist Alexander Yersin (1825–1863) for the mantis.

Proper noun

Yersinia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain bacteria hosted especially by rodents, some pathogenic to humans.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Mantidae – the single species Yersinia mexicana.

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