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Yersinia pestis

DEFINITIONS OF: Yersinia pestis

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n a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon

Type of:
B, bacillus
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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