Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica from swine at an abattoir in Sweden.
Yersinia enterocolitica is presented from a taxonomic point of view. A review about the increased frequencies of isolations of Y. enterocolitica from domestic and wild animals in Europe is given. Recent studies from different countries strongly suggest swine as a source of Y. enterocolitica infection to humans. The frequencies of isolation of the O-group I (serotype 3) of this bacteria from swine at a Swedish abattoir is presented. The occurrence of positive cases in lots of swine sent to slaughter from different herds range from 0.6 to 8.0%.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D012703:Serotyping; D013548:Sweden; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D015007:Yersinia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*