This microbe is a small, coccoid-shaped Gram-negative rod. Like most Yersinia species, it is more active metabolically and motile at 25-30 C than at 35-37 C. Little gas is produced from glucose. It is nonmotile at 35-37 C and little gas is produced from glucose. It has been isolated from sheep and other animals, soil, water, vegetables, and humans. Clinical isolates came from stool specimens, blood, and urine.
Yersinia kristensenii
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