Yersinia: Introduction, Classification Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Yersinia enterocolitica colony morphology on CLED agar of Urine Culture

Introduction Yersinia is a genus of bacteria that includes several species, some of which are pathogenic to humans. The most well-known species within this genus are Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the bubonic and pneumonic plague, and Y. enterocolitica, a cause of gastrointestinal infections. …

Read more