title: Alexandre Yersin and the plague bacillus.
abstract: To most doctors, the name Yersin is known only for its eponymous connection with the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis. In Vietnam, where he lived for over 50 years, Alexandre Yersin is a legendary figure. On the 100th anniversary of the identification of the plague bacillus, a review of this extraordinary man and his controversial discovery is timely.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Institute, Centre for Tropical Disease, Cho Quan Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000266:history*; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000266:history; D014744:Vietnam; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000302:isolation & purification