Yersinia Yersinia

Yersinia - Definition and Overview

Yersinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Proteobacteria
Class:Gamma Proteobacteria
Order:Enterobacteriales
Family:Enterobacteriaceae
Genus:Yersinia
Species

Y. pestis
Y. enterocolitica
Y. pseudotuberculosis
etc.

Yersinia is a genus of bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Some members of Yersinia are pathogenic in humans.

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