What Bacterium Is the Causative Agent of the Plague

question 17

Multiple Choice

What bacterium is the causative agent of the plague?

• A) Salmonella enteritidis
• B) Citrobacter freundii
• C) Shigella sonnei
• D) Yersinia pestis

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