<i>Yersinia fenwicki</i> sp. nov., isolated from human clinical cases in Aotearoa | New Zealand and Australia.

ABSTRACT: A Gram-negative bacillus isolated from human clinical cases in Aotearoa | New Zealand (NZ) and Australia was identified as a new species within the genus Yersinia based on genetic and phenotypic characteristics. This species demonstrated distinct biochemical differences in comparison to those typically reported for Yersinia enterocolitica (biotypes 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4 and 5), including the ability to utilise raffinose and melibiose. Whole-genome sequencing data identified a total of 11 strains as a novel multi locus sequence type 598 (using the seven-gene McNally scheme). A closed genome for this species was obtained using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, polished with high-accuracy Illumina short-read sequence data. Analysis of the 16S rRNA showed the closest similarity (98

SUBMITTER: Rivas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828076 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature