Yersinia rohdei

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Description The name was given in honor of the late "Rolf Rohde", who founded the National Reference Center for Salmonella in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, and who made many significant contributions to the diagnostic and serological identification of Enterobacteriaceae,especially Salmonella.It gives negative reactions for indole production and the Voges-Proskauer test and their utilization of citrate. Most of these strains also fermented raffinose and melibiose.
Synonyms Yersinia rohdei Aleksic et al. 1987
Habitat/Source Yersinia rohdei has been isolated from dog and human feces and also from surface water.
Pathogenicity The clinical significance of Yersina rohdei as a diarrheal agent in humans and animals is uncertain.
GenBank Accession View Genome [NZ_CP009787.1]
Size(Mb) 4.37225
GC% 47
Genes 3853
CDS 3713
Reference

(1) Aleksic, S., Steigerwalt, A.G., Bockemuhl, J., Huntley-Carter, G.P., and Brenner, D.J. "Yersinia rohdei sp. nov. isolated from human and dog feces and surface water." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1987) 37:327-332.

(2) Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.221,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co..