Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 is arthritogenic for mice.
It is shown, for the first time, that Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:3 is experimentally arthritogenic. Moreover, it is arthritogenic for the mouse, an optimal model for human yersiniosis. This arthritis can be induced by the oral route, the most common route in man. The pattern of joint disease closely parallels that of human reactive arthritis associated with this pathogen.
de los Toyos
J R
JR
Area de Microbiologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
Vázquez
J
J
Sampedro
A
A
Hardisson
C
C
D000818:Animals; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D012703:Serotyping; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*