''Yersinia intermedia'' 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 bacteria
which uses
rhamnose,
melibiose
Melibiose is a reducing disaccharide formed by an α-1,6 linkage between galactose and glucose (D-Gal-α(1→6)-D-Glc). It differs from lactose in the chirality of the carbon where the galactose ring is closed and that the galactose is linked to a ...
, and
raffinose
Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, glucose, and fructose. It can be found in beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus, other vegetables, and whole grains. Raffinose can be hydrolyzed to D-galactose and sucro ...
. Its type strain is strain 3953 (=CIP 80-28 =ATCC 29909 =Bottone 48 =Chester 48). It has been found in fish,
and contains several biotypes.
It is not considered of clinical relevance, being isolated from humans in a routine manner.
References
Further reading
External links
LSPN lpsn.dsmz.deType strain of ''Yersinia intermedia'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
intermedia
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Bacteria described in 1980
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