''Yersinia bercovieri'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
species of
enteric
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and ...
bacteria.
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
''Yersinia enterocolitica'' is a Gram-negative, bacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Yersiniaceae. It is motile at temperatures of 22–29° C (72–84 °F), but becomes nonmotile at normal human body temperature. ''Y. enterocoliti ...
''. These biogroups are now known as ''
Yersinia mollaretii
''Yersinia mollaretii'' is a Gram-negative species of bacteria. The species is named after Henri Mollaret, the former head of the National ''Yersinia'' Center at Institut Pasteur
The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French n ...
'' and ''Yersinia bercovieri'' respectively.
References
Further reading
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External links
LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de*
Type strain of ''Yersinia bercovieri'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
bercovieri
Bacteria described in 1988
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