full scientific name for the bacteria that causes bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague is called Yersinia pestis. This bacteria also causes the other two forms of plague: septicemic plague and pneumonic plague (see Types of Plague).ithin two to six days of exposure to the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague, symptoms may develop, such as: 1  Headache. 2  Chills. 3  Fever. 4  Weakness. 5  Swollen, tender lymph glands (called buboes, hence the name bubonic).