title: Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica by using congo red-magnesium oxalate agar medium.
abstract: A Congo red-magnesium oxalate agar medium was developed to detect expression of virulence-associated calcium dependency and Congo red absorption in Yersinia enterocolitica. Of the 157 pathogenic serotypes tested, 119 (75.8%) were positive; 98% of nonpathogenic serotypes and strains of three other Yersinia species were negative.
authors.affiliation: Media Preparation Section, Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toma
mesh_terms: D003224:Congo Red; D003470:Culture Media; D010070:Oxalates; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D014774:Virulence; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D010070:Oxalates; D003224:Congo Red; D019815:Oxalic Acid