Yersinia enterocolitica
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Related to Yersinia enterocolitica: yersiniosis, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yer·sin·i·a en·ter·o·co·li·ti·ca
a bacterial species that causes yersiniosis in humans; it is found in the feces and lymph nodes of sick and healthy animals, including humans, in material likely to be contaminated with feces, and in the cadavers of cattle, rabbits, hares, dogs, guinea pigs, horses, monkeys, pigs, and sheep; it replicates at refrigerator temperatures and has been associated with contamination of blood and blood products.
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Yer·sin·i·a en·ter·o·co·li·ti·ca
(yĕr-sin'ē-ă en'tĕr-ō-kō-lit'i-kă)A bacterial species that causes yersiniosis in humans; it is found in the feces and lymph nodes of sick and healthy animals, including humans, and in material contaminated with feces.
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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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Yer·sin·i·a en·ter·o·co·li·ti·ca
(yĕr-sin'ē-ă en'tĕr-ō-kō-lit'i-kă)A bacterial species that causes yersiniosis in humans; found in feces and lymph nodes of sick and healthy animals, including humans, and in material contaminated with feces.
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