yersinia pestis
IPA: jɝsˈiniʌpɛstɪs
Root Word: Yersinia pestis
noun
- (Y. pestis) (formerly Pasteurella pestis) a gram-negative, non-motile, coccobacillus bacterium without spores that is related to both Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica.