Bacterium
yersinia ruckeri
Subclass of:
Yersinia
Definitions related to yersinia ruckeri:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, positive for ornithine decarboxylase, lysine decarboxylase, and beta galactosidase and negative for indole, urease, and oxidase. It is able to ferment trehalose, mannitol, and maltose but not sucrose, cellobiose, sorbitol, inositol, rhamnose, raffinose, or melibiose. Y. ruckeri is found in aqueous environments and is the causative agent of redmouth in fish, but is not a known human pathogen.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-negative bacteria responsible for red mouth disease in rainbow trout (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS). The bacteria is a natural component of fresh water ecosystems in the United States and Canada.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Yersinia ruckeri.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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