Yersinia bercovieri

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Yersinia bercovieri
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species:
Y. bercovieri
Binomial name
Yersinia bercovieri
Wauters et al. 1988

Yersinia bercovieri is a Gram-negative species of enteric bacteria. [1]

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Etymology

Yersinia bercovieri, N.L. gen. masc. n. bercovieri, of Bercovier, named in honor of Hervé Bercovier, who first described biogroups 3A and 3B for Yersinia enterocolitica . These biogroups are now known as Yersinia mollaretii and Yersinia bercovieri respectively.

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References

  1. Wauters, G.; Janssens, M.; Steigerwalt, A. G.; Brenner, D. J. (1988). "Yersinia mollaretii sp. nov. and Yersinia bercovieri sp. nov., Formerly Called Yersinia enterocolitica Biogroups 3A and 3B". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 38 (4): 424–429. doi: 10.1099/00207713-38-4-424 . ISSN   0020-7713.

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