Name: Yersinia antarctica Le Guern et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, Antarctic, where the type strain BI01T was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: yer-SI-ni-a ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: BI01; CIP 112622; DSM 121309
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PX427238
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Le Guern AS, Shelomi M, Bahlai T, Guichard L, Martins C, Pizarro-Cerda J, Savin C. Yersinia antarctica sp. nov., isolated from an Antarctic insect - expanding the genus into polar ecosystems. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7268. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Yersinia van Loghem 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Le Guern AS, Shelomi M, Bahlai T, Guichard L, Martins C, Pizarro-Cerda J, Savin C. Yersinia antarctica sp. nov., isolated from an Antarctic insect - expanding the genus into polar ecosystems. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7268. 🇫🇷
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