Yersinia similis

Yersinia similis is a Gram-negative bacteria species of Yersinia that resembles Yersinia pseudotuberculosis phenotypically but differs on the basis of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences.[1] The type strain Y228 (=CCUG 52882 =DSM 18211 =LMG 23763) was originally isolated from a rabbit in Germany.

Yersinia similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species:
Y. similis
Binomial name
Yersinia similis
Sprague et al., 2008

Etymology

Yersinia similis, L. fem. adj. similis, similar, resembling, as the strains are similar to those of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

References

  1. Sprague, L.D.; Scholz, H.C.; Amann, S.; Busse, H.J.; Neubauer, H. (2008). "Yersinia similis sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (4): 952–958. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65417-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 18398201.


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