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yersinia - Definition: (Source: MedicineNet)

Yersinia: A group of bacteria that appear rod-like under the microscope and include Yersinia pestis (the cause of the bubonic and pneumonic plague ), Yersinia entercolitica (the cause of a disease called yersinosis ), and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (which causes a condition called mesenteric adenitis, particularly in immunocompromised patients). Both Y. entercolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis have also been implicated in a viral form of arthritis. Infection with Yersinia bacteria can be treated with antibiotics. ...
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Further Reading on yersinia

Stool Culture ( WebMD ) A stool culture is done to identify bacteria or viruses that may be causing an infection . Although more than 50 different kinds of ...certain types of Escherichia coli [E. coli], or Yersinia ... Genome, Yersinia pestis ( MedicineNet ) Yersinia enterocolitica ( MedicineNet ) Yersinia pestis ( MedicineNet )

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