yersinia canariae yersinia canariae yersinia canariae is a gram-negative species of yersinia that was isolated from a human displaying symptoms of yersiniosis. biochemically, it is similar to yersinia enterocolitica but whole-genome sequencing data determined it is a distinct species. yersinia canariae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: enterobacterales family: yersiniaceae genus: yersinia species: y. canariae binomial name yersinia canariaenguyen et al. 2020