Yersinia bercovieri

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, positive for urease, ornithine decarboxylase, and pyrazinamidase and negative for indole, beta galactosidase, citrate, and oxidase. It is able to ferment sucrose, fucose, cellobiose, and xylose but not rhamnose, melibiose, or sorbose. Y. bercovieri is found in many environments and is not a known pathogen.

**Synonyms:** - YERSINIA BERCOVIERI - Yersinia enterocolitica Biogroup 3B