Y. pseudotuberculosis is usually only able to colonize hosts by peripheral routes and cause serious disease in immunocompromised individuals , if this bacterium gains access to the blood stream .
It has an LD comparable to Y. pestis at only 10 CFU .
Although Y. pseudotuberculosis is usually only able to colonize hosts by peripheral routes and cause serious disease in immunocompromised individuals , if this bacterium gains access to the blood stream , it has an LD comparable to Y. pestis at only 10 CFU .