Yersinia entomophaga is a species of bacteria that was originally isolated from the diseased larvae of the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica.[1] The type strain is MH96 (= DSM 22339 = ATCC BAA-1678). It is currently being studied for biological pest control of insect pests like the porina moth, Wiseana cervinata.[2]
| Yersinia entomophaga | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Yersiniaceae |
| Genus: | Yersinia |
| Species: | Y. entomophaga
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| Binomial name | |
| Yersinia entomophaga Hurst et al., 2011
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Etymology edit
The name is derived from entomon, adj., cut up, segmented animal (used to refer to an insect) and phagos (voracious eater); N.L. fem. n. entomophaga insect eater.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Hurst, M.R.H.; Becher, S.A.; Young, S.D.; Nelson, T.L.; Glare, T.R. (2011). "Yersinia entomophaga sp. nov., isolated from the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 61 (4): 844–9. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.024406-0. PMID 20495033.
- ^ Hurst, M.R.H.; Swaminathan, J.; Wright, D.A.; Hardwick, S.; Ferguson, C.M.; Beattie, A.; Richards, N.K.; Harper, L.; Moss, R.A.; Cave, V.M.; van Koten, C.; McNeill, M.R. (2020). "Development of a Yersinia entomophaga bait for control of larvae of the porina moth (Wiseana spp.), a pest of New Zealand improved grassland systems". Pest Management Science. 76 (1): 350–9. doi:10.1002/ps.5521. PMID 31207111.
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