Yersinia enterocolitica 6471/76 is a bacterium that was isolated from stool.
Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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2026-05-29 08:30:31 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Enterobacterales |
| Family Yersiniaceae |
| Genus Yersinia |
| Species Yersinia enterocolitica |
| Full scientific name Yersinia enterocolitica (Schleifstein and Coleman 1939) Frederiksen 1964 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20916 | CASO AGAR (MERCK 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CASO AGAR (Merck 105458) (DSMZ Medium 220) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Casein peptone 15.0 g/l NaCl 5.0 g/l Soy peptone 5.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20916 | positive | growth | 28 |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | - | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | + | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | cytochrome oxidase | - | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | gelatinase | - | from API 20E | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | + | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20916 | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
| @ref | Biosafety level | Biosafety level comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20916 | 2 | Risk group (German classification) |
Phages| @ref | Name | Strain number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124042 | Yersinia phage phiYeO3-12 (Yersinia virus YeO3-12) | DSM 23248 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LuxCDE-luxAB-based promoter reporter system to monitor the Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 gene expression in vivo. | Bozcal E, Dagdeviren M, Uzel A, Skurnik M. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0172877 | 2017 | | |
| Stress | [THE EFFECT OF waaL LIGASE GENES DELETION ON MOTILITY AND STRESS ADAPTATION REACTIONS OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA 6471/76]. | Shevchenko JI, Shilina JV, Pozur VK, Skurnik M | Tsitol Genet | 2015 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Studies of the efficacy of Enterocoliticin, a phage-tail like bacteriocin, as antimicrobial agent against Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O3 in a cell culture system and in mice. | Damasko C, Konietzny A, Kaspar H, Appel B, Dersch P, Strauch E | J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health | 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2005.00841.x | 2005 | |
| Phylogeny | A novel locus of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 involved in lipopolysaccharide outer core biosynthesis. | Skurnik M, Venho R, Toivanen P, al-Hendy A | Mol Microbiol | 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.mmi_17030575.x | 1995 | |
| Metabolism | Hydrophobic domains affect the collagen-binding specificity and surface polymerization as well as the virulence potential of the YadA protein of Yersinia enterocolitica. | Tamm A, Tarkkanen AM, Korhonen TK, Kuusela P, Toivanen P, Skurnik M | Mol Microbiol | 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1993.tb00971.x | 1993 | |
How to citeIf you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive23976.20260601.11
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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