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Yersinia species (non-plague)
MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-negative coccobacilli of the family Enterobacteriaceae, facultative anaerobe
- 3 Yersinia species cause human disease: Y. pestis (see separate module), Y. enterocolitica [Fig 1] and Y. pseudotuberculosis.
- Other Yersiniae: Y. fredrikensii, Y. intermedia, Y. kristensenii, Y. bercovieri, Y. mollaretti, Y. rhodei, Y. ruckeri, Y. aldovae MAY rarely cause gastroenteritis and soft tissue infections in humans.
- Culture growth is best on cefsulodin-igrasan-novobiocin (CIN), xylose-lysine-deoxycholate (XLD), Hektoen enteric (HE) or other specific media.
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Last updated: June 18, 2023
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Crowell, Trevor A. "Yersinia Species (non-plague)." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540595/all/Yersinia_species__non_plague_.
Crowell TA. Yersinia species (non-plague). Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540595/all/Yersinia_species__non_plague_. Accessed July 17, 2025.
Crowell, T. A. (2023). Yersinia species (non-plague). In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540595/all/Yersinia_species__non_plague_
Crowell TA. Yersinia Species (non-plague) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 July 17]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540595/all/Yersinia_species__non_plague_.
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