Yersinia pestis: Introduction and morphology
Introduction Formerly known as Pasteurella pestis. Falls in family enterobacteriaceae. Discovered in Honkong in 1894 AD by Yersin and Kitasato. Important medical species are Y.pestis, Y. pseudotuberculosis and Y. enterocolitica. Y. pestis responsible for causing plague whereas Y. pseudotuberculosis is a primary pathogen of rodents. Similarly, Y. enterocolitica causes enteric and systemic diseases. These diseases … Read more