a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
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Despite this advance, one should still avoid Yersinia pestis like, well, the plague. 尽管有了这些最新进展，但是我们还是得提防着鼠疫杆菌，例如瘟疫之类的。
A pair of primers derived from this fragment can specifically amplify Yersinia pestis templates. 根据这段序列设计的引物对可以特异性地扩增鼠疫耶尔森菌的模板。
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['pestɪs]
