Yersinia aleksiciae

Yersinia aleksiciae is a Gram-negative bacteria that is commonly isolated from the feces of warm-blooded animals such as humans, reindeers, and pigs.[1] The type strain is Y159 (=WA758 =DSM 14987 =LMG 22254).

Yersinia aleksiciae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species:
Y. aleksiciae
Binomial name
Yersinia aleksiciae
Sprague and Neubauer, 2005

Etymology

N.L. gen. fem. n. aleksiciae, of Aleksic, in honor of Professor Stojanka Aleksic, Hamburg, Germany for her studies on the epidemiology and microbiology of Yersinia.

References

  1. Sprague, L.D.; Neubauer, H. (2005). "Yersinia aleksiciae sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 55 (2): 831–5. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63220-0. PMID 15774670.


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