Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,940,641 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

yersinia

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
yer·sin·i·a  (yr-sn-)
n. pl. yer·sin·i·ae (--)
A gram-negative bacillus of the genus Yersinia that causes various animal diseases.
[From New Latin Yersinia, genus name, after Alexandre Émile Jean Yersin (1863-1943), Swiss-born French bacteriologist.]
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The university said Saturday that its researcher studied the genetics of harmful bacteria including Yersinia pestis, which causes the illness.
IN BRIEF by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Pneumonic plague is a highly virulent form of the plague, caused when the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes plague, infects the lungs.
2 die of plague in northwest China by Asian Economic News
The HZI researchers at Braunschweig and the Braunschweig Technical University have found that bacteria of the Yersinia genus have a unique protein thermometer - the protein RovA - that helps them in the infection process.
How bacteria's in-built thermometer helps spread infection by Asian News International
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.