Yersiniaceae

Yersiniaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Adeolu, 2016
Genera

Ewingella sp., Rahnella sp., Rouxiella sp., Samsonia sp., Serratia sp., Yersinia sp.

Yersiniaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria that includes some familiar pathogens, such as Yersinia pestis, cause of the familiar deadly disease, bubonic plague. This family is a member of the order Enterobacteriales in the class Gammaproteobacteria of the phylum Proteobacteria.[1] Other genera in this family include Ewingella, Rahnella, Rouxiella, Samsonia and Serratia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Adeolu, M.; et al. (2016). "Genome based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.
  2. ↑ "Taxonomy of the family Yersiniaceae". Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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