Taxonomy
Yersinia pestis is a unicellular organism that falls under the Domain of Bacteria. From there the Kingdom classification is Prokaryote since it has no nucleus or organelles that are contained in a membrane. It is then assigned the Phylum of Proteobacteria since it falls under the “purple bacteria” category (https://cnx.org/contents/5CvTdmJL@4.9:wibLeJi_@5/Proteobacteria). Next is the Class designation which is Gammaproteobacteria. From there is the Order of Enterobateriales. The Family classification is Enterobactiaceae. The Genus is Yersinia and finally, the species is pestis.
Diseases
Y. pestis is a pathogen that can cause multiple types of infections. There are three infectious diseases that are caused by Y. pestis. These diseases
Yersinia pestis is a unicellular organism that falls under the Domain of Bacteria. From there the Kingdom classification is Prokaryote since it has no nucleus or organelles that are contained in a membrane. It is then assigned the Phylum of Proteobacteria since it falls under the “purple bacteria” category (https://cnx.org/contents/5CvTdmJL@4.9:wibLeJi_@5/Proteobacteria). Next is the Class designation which is Gammaproteobacteria. From there is the Order of Enterobateriales. The Family classification is Enterobactiaceae. The Genus is Yersinia and finally, the species is pestis.
Diseases
Y. pestis is a pathogen that can cause multiple types of infections. There are three infectious diseases that are caused by Y. pestis. These diseases