Yersinia pestis

Definitions of Yersinia pestis
  1. noun
    a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
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    B, bacillus
    aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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