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Yersinia kristensenii sp. nov. is defined biochemically and genetically.Y. kristensenii strains belong to a single DNA relatedness group. In 60°C reactions, the highest relatedness values ofY. enterocolitica strains toY. kristensenii were 70% to as much as 79%, overlapping the lowest intraspeciesY. kristensenii relatedness values.Y. kristensenii was easily separable fromY. enterocolitica on the bases of percent divergence within related DNA sequences in 60°C reactions and relatedness in 75°C reactions. Strain 105 (=CIP 80-30) is proposed as the type strain forY. kristensenii. *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** A01R4022 00005
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Bercovier, H., Ursing, J., Don Brenner, J. et al. Yersinia kristensenii: A new species of enterobacteriaceae composed of sucrose-negative strains (formerly called atypicalYersinia enterocolitica orYersinia enterocolitica-Like). Current Microbiology 4, 219–224 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02605860
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