PROTEOBACTERIA >> Gamma >> Yersinia >> Yersinia enterocolitica
YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Yersinia |
| Species: | Yersinia enterocolitica |
| Description: | "Yersinia enterocolitica"This species is a food and waterborn pathogen that causes gastroenteritis (inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestine). It is able to proliferate at temperatures as low as 4 C. This species is comprised of nonpathogenic strains and pathogenic strains that exclusively contain the plasmid pCD1/pYv. |
| Synonyms: | Bacterium enterocoliticum |
| Source: | Yersinia enterocolitica is widespread in nature,occurring in reservoirs ranging from the intestinal tracts of numerous mammals,avian species,cold-blooded species, and from aquatic niches.Most environmental isolates are avirulent;however,isolates recovered from porcine sources contain human pathogenic serogroups.Yersinia enterocolitica, a pathogen of deer and cattle spreads to humans via contaminated drinking water. |
| Pathogenicity: | Yersinia enterocolitica causes diarrhea,terminal ileitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis,autoimmune arthritis,abscesses,and septicemia in humans. It causes the disease yersiniosis,which is an animal-borne disease occurring in humans,as well as in a wide array of animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, and bird. Human pathogenic strains are usually confined to the intestinal tract and lead to enteritis/diarrhea.Yersinia enterocolitica enters via the Peyer's patches following ingestion of contaminated water or food and cause severe liver and splenic abscesses. |
| Genbank: | NC_008800.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 4.68362 |
| GC %: | 47.25 |
| Genes: | 4259 |
| CDS Number: | 4023 |
| Reference: | (1) Frederiksen W (1964) Frederiksen, W. "A study of some Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-like bacteria (Bacterium enterocoliticum and Pasteurella X)." Proc. XIV Scand. Cong. Pathol. Microbiol. (1964). pp. 103-104. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo. (2) Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.220,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co.. |
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