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Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from the faeces of diarrhoeic swine
Author(s) -
Zheng X. B.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1987.tb02684.x
Subject(s) - yersinia enterocolitica , feces , isolation (microbiology) , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , yersinia , diarrhea , virology , bacteria , medicine , genetics
In April and May 1983, a total of 124 samples of faeces from 124 swine was examined for the presence of Yersinia enterocolitica by a variety of isolation procedures. The organisms were recovered from 48˙4% of the swine, which all had diarrhoea. The strain belonged to serotypes 0: 3 and 0: 9 which are considered to be pathogenic for humans.