Yersinia entomophaga

Yersinia entomophaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Yersiniaceae
Genus: Yersinia
Species:
Y. entomophaga
Binomial name
Yersinia entomophaga
Hurst et al., 2011

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.