Yersiniaceae

E357720

Yersiniaceae is a family of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several medically important genera, notably the plague-causing pathogen Yersinia.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Yersiniaceae canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial family
associatedDisease plague
yersiniosis
belongsToSuperfamily Enterobacterales
surface form: Enterobacteriaceae complex (sensu lato)
cellShape rod-shaped
cellWallComponent lipopolysaccharide
class Gammaproteobacteria
clinicalRelevance includes important human pathogens
containsPathogenicTaxaFor animals
humans
containsPlantPathogens true
diagnosticFeature fermentative metabolism of glucose
oxidase-negative in most members
domain Bacteria
geneticMaterial circular double-stranded DNA chromosome
gramNegativeOuterMembrane present
gramStain Gram-negative
habitat animal intestinal tract
freshwater
plants
soil
includesGenus Chania
Pectobacterium
Photorhabdus
Rahnella
Samsonia
Serratia
Xenorhabdus
Yersinia
metabolism chemoorganotrophic
motility often motile with peritrichous flagella
namedAfter Alexandre Yersin
ncbiTaxonId 192
notableSpecies Yersinia
surface form: Yersinia enterocolitica

Yersinia pestis
Yersinia
surface form: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
order Enterobacterales
oxygenRequirement facultatively anaerobic
pathogenicMechanism type III secretion system in some genera
phylum Proteobacteria
surface form: Pseudomonadota
reproduction binary fission
sporeFormation non-spore-forming
taxonRank family
typeGenus Yersinia
zoonoticPotential true

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Input
Subject: Yersiniaceae
Description of subject: Yersiniaceae is a family of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several medically important genera, notably the plague-causing pathogen Yersinia.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yersinia pestis family Yersiniaceae
Yersinia family Yersiniaceae