Bacterium
yersinia
Subclass of:
Enterobacteriaceae
Definitions related to yersinia :
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(yersinia) Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Yersinia genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(yersinia) A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Enterobacteriaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(yersinia) A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rod- to coccobacillus-shaped bacteria that occurs in a broad spectrum of habitats.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(yersinia) Genus of gram negative facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped to ovoid bacteria; contains the organism responsible for bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) and other species causing gastroenteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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