yersinia

yer·sin·i·a

noun

pl. yer·sin·i·ae,

A gram-negative bacterium of the genus Yersinia that causes various diseases in animals and humans, including plague.

Origin of yersinia

From New Latin Yersinia genus name after Alexandre Émile Jean Yersin (1863-1943), Swiss-born French bacteriologist

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Noun

(plural yersiniae)

A 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.

Origin

After Alexandre Yersin, Swiss bacteriologist, + -ia.

Proper noun

Yersinia f

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

Origin

From French Yersin (“a surname") +"Ž -ia; after Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin for the plague bacteria; after Alexander Yersin (entomologist) for the mantis.

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yersinia - Medical Definition

pl. yersiniae (-ē-ē′)

A gram-negative bacterium of the genus Yersinia that causes various diseases in animals and humans, including plague.

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