''Yersinia ruckeri'' is a species of
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 wall ...
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
, known for causing
enteric redmouth disease
Enteric redmouth disease, or simply redmouth disease is a bacterial infection of freshwater and marine fish caused by the pathogen ''Yersinia ruckeri''. It is primarily found in rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') and other cultured salmonids. ...
in some species of fish.
Strain 2396-61 (= ATCC 29473) is its type strain.
A draft genome for ''Yersinia ruckeri'' has been published.
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External links
LSPN lpsn.dsmz.de*
Type strain of ''Yersinia ruckeri'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
ruckeri
Bacteria described in 1978
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