title: Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica (0:5,27 biotype 2) from a common garter snake.
abstract: Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 0:5,27 biotype 2 was isolated from the intestinal contents of a common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). The isolate possessed virulence associated phenotypes in all tests conducted. It was susceptible to amikacin, ampicillin/sulbactam, aztreonam, cefoperazone, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, imipenem, mezlocillin, norfloxacin, piperacillin, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, tobramycin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline. The isolate harbored the virulence plasmid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwaga
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Iversen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010957:Plasmids; D012911:Snakes / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity