Yersinia kristensenii: A new species of enterobacteriaceae composed of sucrose-negative strains (formerly called atypical Yersinia enterocolitica or Yersinia enterocolitica-Like)

Hervé Bercovier, Jan Ursing, J. Don Brenner*, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, G. Richard Fanning, Geraldine P. Carter, H. H. Mollaret

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Abstract

Yersinia kristensenii sp. nov. is defined biochemically and genetically. Y. kristensenii strains belong to a single DNA relatedness group. In 60°C reactions, the highest relatedness values of Y. enterocolitica strains to Y. kristensenii were 70% to as much as 79%, overlapping the lowest intraspecies Y. kristensenii relatedness values. Y. kristensenii was easily separable from Y. enterocolitica on the bases of percent divergence within related DNA sequences in 60°C reactions and relatedness in 75°C reactions. Strain 105 (=CIP 80-30) is proposed as the type strain for Y. kristensenii. *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** A01R4022 00005

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-224
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Microbiology
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1980
Externally publishedYes

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