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The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis complex: characterization and delineation of a new species, Yersinia wautersii.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 May 2014
Savin Cyril, Martin Liliane, Bouchier Christiane, Filali Sofia, Chenau Jérôme, Zhou Zhemin, Becher François, Fukushima Hiroshi, Thomson Nicholas R, Scholz Holger C, Carniel Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
The genus Yersinia contains three species pathogenic for humans, one of which is the enteropathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. A recent analysis by Multi Locus Sequence Typing (MLST) of the 'Y. pseudotuberculosis complex' revealed that this complex comprises three distinct populations: the Y. pestis/Y. pseudotuberculosis group, the recently described species Yersinia similis, and a third not yet characterized...
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