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Yersinia pestis

Noun

Yersinia pestis is a bacterium responsible for causing the deadly infectious disease known as the bubonic plague.

Sample sentence: The medical researchers are studying the genetic makeup of Yersinia pestis to understand its transmission and develop effective treatments.

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Adjective

Yersinia pestis refers to anything related to or characteristic of the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

Sample sentence: The scientist conducted experiments to analyze Yersinia pestis isolates, focusing on their virulence and resistance traits.

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Verb

To Yersinia pestis means the act of infecting or spreading the bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium.

Sample sentence: The disease spread rapidly, and soon the entire village was Yersinia pestis-ed.

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