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Preferred term

Yersinia pestis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacillus pestis
  • Bacterium pestis
  • Pasteurella pestis
  • Pestisella pestis
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis

Note

  • infection = PLAGUE

Scope note

  • The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents.

History note

  • 76; was PASTEURELLA PESTIS 1963-75

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015010

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