''Yersinia similis'' is a
Gram-negative bacteria species of ''
Yersinia'' that resembles ''
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
''Yersinia pseudotuberculosis'' is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes Far East scarlet-like fever in humans, who occasionally get infected zoonotically, most often through the food-borne route. Animals are also infected by ''Y. pseudotuberc ...
'' phenotypically but differs on the basis of
16S ribosomal RNA
16 S ribosomal RNA (or 16 S rRNA) is the RNA component of the 30S subunit of a prokaryotic ribosome (SSU rRNA). It binds to the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and provides most of the SSU structure.
The genes coding for it are referred to as 16S rRNA ...
sequences.
The type strain Y228 (=CCUG 52882 =DSM 18211 =LMG 23763) was originally isolated from a
rabbit
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
Etymology
''Yersinia similis'', L. fem. adj. similis, similar, resembling, as the strains are similar to those of ''
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
''Yersinia pseudotuberculosis'' is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes Far East scarlet-like fever in humans, who occasionally get infected zoonotically, most often through the food-borne route. Animals are also infected by ''Y. pseudotuberc ...
''.
References
External links
LPSN: Species Yersinia similis
similis
Bacteria described in 2005
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