yersinia aldovae yersinia aldovae yersinia aldovae is a species of bacteria that was originally described as group x2 yersinia enterocolitica. its type strain is cny 6005 (= cdc 669-83 = atcc 35236). y. aldovae has been isolated from aquatic environments and soil, but it has not been associated with animal or human illnesses. yersinia aldovae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: enterobacterales family: yersiniaceae genus: yersinia species: y. aldovae binomial name yersinia aldovaebercovier et al., 1984 etymology n.l. gen. fem. n. aldovae, of aldova, named in honor of eva aldova, the czechoslovakian microbiologist who first isolated the bacterium.