title: Genetic variation of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:9 strains detected in samples from western and eastern countries.
abstract: We made use of H-serotyping, ribotyping and restriction endonuclease analysis of virulence plasmid DNA (REAP) to differentiate Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:9 strains. A close correlation between ribotypes/REAP patterns and the geographical and chronological distribution of serotype O:9 strains was apparent. In European countries, variant clones of serotype O:9 have rapidly increased among humans and swine since the late 1980s.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute of Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomyoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aleksic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D005060:Europe; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012703:Serotyping; D013552:Swine; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial