Yersinia enterocolitica
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| - | Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium responsible for several | + | Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative, coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, oxidase-negative, and non–lactose-fermenting bacilli responsible for several zoonotic disease (cattle, deer, pigs, and birds). The spectrum of disease caused by it ranges from asymptomatic to life-threatening sepsis, especially in infants. |
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| + | Y. enterocolitica has increased surface charge and hydrophobicity due to presence of a 40- to 48-megadalton plasmid. The concentration of calcium in the growth medium had a moderate effect on the expression of the cell surface properties. Cell surface properties are greatly reduced among plasmid-bearing cells grown on tryptic soy agarose regardless of growth temperatures. eatly reduced among plasmid-bearing cells grown on tryptic soy agarose regardless of growth temperatures. | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_enterocolitica Wikipedia] | ||
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| + | [http://iai.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/44/2/540 Plasmid-associated cell surface charge and hydrophobicity of Yersinia enterocolitica] | ||
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Revision as of 05:03, 7 July 2010
Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative, coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, oxidase-negative, and non–lactose-fermenting bacilli responsible for several zoonotic disease (cattle, deer, pigs, and birds). The spectrum of disease caused by it ranges from asymptomatic to life-threatening sepsis, especially in infants.
| Kingdom | Eubacteria |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Proteobacteria |
| Class | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order | Enterobacteriales |
| Family | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus | Yersinia |
| Species | Y. enterocolitica |
| Binomial | Yersinia enterocolitica |
Surface Characteristics
Y. enterocolitica has increased surface charge and hydrophobicity due to presence of a 40- to 48-megadalton plasmid. The concentration of calcium in the growth medium had a moderate effect on the expression of the cell surface properties. Cell surface properties are greatly reduced among plasmid-bearing cells grown on tryptic soy agarose regardless of growth temperatures. eatly reduced among plasmid-bearing cells grown on tryptic soy agarose regardless of growth temperatures.
Transmission
References
Plasmid-associated cell surface charge and hydrophobicity of Yersinia enterocolitica
