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

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

Etymology

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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.

References

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  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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