Yersinia pestis/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Yersinia pestis.

Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, that can infect humans and other animals in three main forms: pneumonic, septicemic, and the notorious bubonic plagues.

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