Y. pestis is the agent of plague - strepomycin and tetracycline are reported therapeutic agents
Other species associated with infection - Y. aldovae, Y. bercovieri, Y. enterocolitica, Y. frederiksenii, Y. intermedia, Y. kristensenii, Y. mollaretii, Y. pseudotuberculosis, Y. rohdei
Associated infections - enterocolitis, soft tissue infections, mesenteric lymphadenitis
Reported susceptibilities - tetracycline, chloramphenicol, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins
Notes - medical significance of many Yersinia spp. is unclear - antibiotic treatment is not indicated for uncomplicated enteric infection - for Y. philomiragia see Francisella philomiragia
Reference - Bercovier, H., Mollaret, H.H. (1984). Genus XIV Yersinia Van Loghem 1944, 15. In Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Volume 1. Krieg, N.R., Holt, J.G. (eds.). Williams & Willkins: Baltimore.
