The genus Yersinia, a member of the family Yersiniaceae, is currently composed of 26 species, including three human pathogens: the causative agent of plague, Yersinia pestis, and enteropathogenic ...

Three of the world’s seven known pandemics have been caused by the plague, a bacterial infection triggered by the Yersinia pestis microbe. It can be treated with antibiotics but none of the ...