Yersiniaceae

The Yersiniaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria that includes some familiar pathogens. For example, the type genus Yersinia includes Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. This family is a member of the order Enterobacterales in the class Gammaproteobacteria of the phylum Proteobacteria.[1] Other genera in this family include Chania, Ewingella, Nissabacter, Rahnella, Rouxiella, Samsonia, Serratia, and "Candidatus Fukatsuia".[2]

Yersiniaceae
Yersinia pestis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Enterobacterales
Family:
Yersiniaceae

Adeolu et al., 2016
Genera

Chania
Ewingella
Nissabacter
Rahnella
Rouxiella
Samsonia
Serratia
Yersinia
"Ca. Fukatsuia"

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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