Name: Yersinia kristensenii subsp. kristensenii (Bercovier et al. 1981) Cunningham et al. 2019

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Basonym: Yersinia kristensenii Bercovier et al. 1981

Etymology: kris.ten.se’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kristensenii, referring to Kristensen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: yer-SI-ni-a kris-ten-SE-ni-i kris-ten-SE-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: 105; ATCC 33638; CCUG 11294; CCUG 8241; CIP 80.30; DSM 18543; JCM 7576; NCTC 11471

See detailed strain information at

Valid publication: Cunningham SA, Jeraldo P, Patel R. Yersinia kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis subsp. nov., isolated from human feces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2292-2298. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3315-3317.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Yersinia kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis Cunningham et al. 2019 but an explicit description was also provided. Publication: Cunningham SA, Jeraldo P, Patel R. Yersinia kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis subsp. nov., isolated from human feces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2292-2298. 🇺🇸
  • ❗ Yersinia kristensenii subsp. kristensenii is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Yersinia kristensenii within a separate genus Yersinia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Yersinia kristensenii Bercovier et al. 1981

Assigned by: Cunningham SA, Jeraldo P, Patel R. Yersinia kristensenii subsp. rochesterensis subsp. nov., isolated from human feces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2292-2298. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 6041