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Yersin, Alexandre Emil Jean

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Yersin,

Alexandre Émil Jean, Swiss bacteriologist and surgeon, 1863-1943.
Yersinia enterocolitica - a species causing yersiniosis.
Yersinia pestis - a species causing plague. Synonym(s): Kitasato bacillus
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis - a species causing pseudotuberculosis in birds and rodents; rarely in humans Synonym(s): Pasteurella pestis
yersiniosis - infectious disease caused by Yersinia enterocolitica.
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