Yersinia kristensenii

Yersinia kristensenii is a species of bacteria.[1] It is Gram-negative and its type strain is 105 (=CIP 80-30). It is potentially infectious to mice.[2] It secretes a bacteriocin that targets related species.[3]

Yersinia kristensenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Enterobacterales
Family:
Yersiniaceae
Genus:
Yersinia
Species:
Y. kristensenii
Binomial name
Yersinia kristensenii
Bercovier et al., 1980
Subspecies
  • Y. kristensenii subsp. kirstensenii
  • Y. kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis

Etymology

Y. kristensenii, N.L. gen. masc. n. kristensenii, of Kristensen, named after the Danish microbiologist Martin Kristensen, who first isolated this organism.

Y. kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis, ro.ches.ter.en’sis N.L. masc./fem. adj. rochesterensis, referring to Rochester, Minnesota, United States, where the type strain of this subspecies was isolated.[4]

References
  1. Bercovier, Hervé, et al. "Yersinia kristensenii: A new species of Enterobacteriaceae composed of sucrose-negative strains (formerly called atypical Yersinia enterocolitica or Yersinia enterocolitica-like)." Current Microbiology 4.4 (1980): 219-224.
  2. Robins-Browne RM, Cianciosi S, Bordun AM, Wauters G (January 1991). "Pathogenicity of Yersinia kristensenii for mice". Infection and Immunity. 59 (1): 162–7. PMC 257721. PMID 1987029. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  3. Toora, S. (1995). "Partial purification and characterization of bacteriocin from Yersinia kristensenii". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 78 (3): 224–228. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.1995.tb05020.x. ISSN 1364-5072.
  4. Cunningham, S.A.; Jeraldo, P.; Patel, R. (2019). "Yersinia kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis subsp. nov., isolated from human feces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 69 (8): 2292–2298. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.003464. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 31135335.


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