Enterotoxin production and thermal resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica in milk.
Three of 36 raw milk isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica produced enterotoxin in milk at 25 degrees C, but not at 4 degrees C. No strain tested could survive pasteurization.
D000818:Animals; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002417:Cattle; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D015007:Yersinia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins