Etymology:ber.cov.i’er.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.bercovieri, of Berovier, named in honor of Hervé Bercovier, who first described biogroups 3A and 3B and has made outstanding contributions to the taxonomy and ecology of yersiniae
Valid publication:
Wauters G, Janssens M, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Yersinia mollaretii sp. nov. and Yersinia bercovieri sp. nov., formerly called Yersinia enterocolitica biogroups 3A and 3B. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:424-429.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
2
Notes:
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07245 (N = 3).
😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
🧍 = Yersinia enterocolitica biogroup 3B IJSB 38:428.Publication:
Wauters G, Janssens M, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Yersinia mollaretii sp. nov. and Yersinia bercovieri sp. nov., formerly called Yersinia enterocolitica biogroups 3A and 3B. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:424-429.