title: Direct isolation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis from fresh water in Japan.
abstract: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was recovered from KOH-treated precipitates of 20.6% of 500 freshwater samples. KOH treatment of precipitates is a simple and expedient means of recovering Y. pseudotuberculosis from such samples.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute of Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005618:Fresh Water; D006878:Hydroxides; D007564:Japan; D011188:Potassium; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D014871:Water Microbiology; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D011188:Potassium; C029943:potassium hydroxide