Yersinia entomophaga
| Yersinia entomophaga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| 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. 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.