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yersiniae

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yer·sin·i·a   (yər-sĭn'ē-ə)   
n.   pl. yer·sin·i·ae (-ē-ē')
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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