pseudotuberculosis
noun
pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
ˈsü-dō-tu̇-ˌbər-kyə-ˈlō-səs 
-tyu̇-
: any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (such as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus
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But the diagnosis of Y. pseudotuberculosis would turn out to be wrong.
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Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021
On June 30, 2020, the lab reported that the man tested positive for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a bacterium that can spread from animals to people and can cause fever, abdominal pain and, in some cases, a rash and blood infection.
—Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021
These strains provided an intermediate version between Y. pseudotuberculosis and modern Y. pestis.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015
Recent genetic work has traced the plague’s evolutionary precursor back to the relatively harmless gastrointestinal pathogen Y. pseudotuberculosis, which only causes mild diarrhea.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015
Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the earliest common ancestor of all those plague strains probably branched off from the bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis some time between 5,727 and 6,797 years ago.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 12 June 2018
Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021
On June 30, 2020, the lab reported that the man tested positive for Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a bacterium that can spread from animals to people and can cause fever, abdominal pain and, in some cases, a rash and blood infection.
—Fox News, 6 Aug. 2021
These strains provided an intermediate version between Y. pseudotuberculosis and modern Y. pestis.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015
Recent genetic work has traced the plague’s evolutionary precursor back to the relatively harmless gastrointestinal pathogen Y. pseudotuberculosis, which only causes mild diarrhea.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015
Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the earliest common ancestor of all those plague strains probably branched off from the bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis some time between 5,727 and 6,797 years ago.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 12 June 2018
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Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
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pseudotuberculosis
noun
pseu·do·tu·ber·cu·lo·sis
-t(y)u̇-ˌbər-kyə-ˈlō-səs
plural pseudotuberculoses
-ˌsēz
1
: any of several diseases that are marked by the formation of granulomas resembling tubercular nodules and are caused by a bacterium (as Yersinia pseudotuberculosis) other than the tubercle bacillus
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