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.

Yersinia similis
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species:
Y. similis
Binomial name
Yersinia similis
Sprague et al., 2008

Etymology

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Yersinia similis, L. fem. adj. similis, similar, resembling, as the strains are similar to those of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

References

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  1. ^ 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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