Yersinia similis is a Gram-negative bacteria species of Yersinia that resembles Yersinia pseudotuberculosis phenotypically but differs on the basis of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences.[1] The type strain Y228 (=CCUG 52882 =DSM 18211 =LMG 23763) was originally isolated from a rabbit in Germany.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Yersiniaceae |
| Genus: | Yersinia |
| Species: | Y. similis
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| Binomial name | |
| Yersinia similis Sprague et al., 2008
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Etymology
editYersinia similis, L. fem. adj. similis, similar, resembling, as the strains are similar to those of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.
References
edit- ^ Sprague, L.D.; Scholz, H.C.; Amann, S.; Busse, H.J.; Neubauer, H. (2008). "Yersinia similis sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (4): 952–958. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65417-0. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 18398201.
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