Organisms

Yersinia pestis

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

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Bacillus pestis
  • Bacterium pestis
  • Pasteurella pestis
  • Pestisella pestis
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = PLAGUE

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History Note

76; was PASTEURELLA PESTIS 1963-75

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Yersinia pestis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015010
  2. Yersinia pestis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis
  3. Yersinia pestis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153875