title: Development of a L-rhamnose and D-arabitol supplemented MacConkey agar to identify pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica among environmental Yersinias in swine production wastes.
abstract: Supplemented MacConkey agar with L-rhamnose and D-arabitol distinguishes pathogenic from environmental strains of Yersinia enterocolitica recovered from swine production wastes. This medium has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 97.4%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. mina.shehee@ncmail.net
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Shehee
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sobsey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D019649:Food Industry; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012210:Rhamnose / Q000378:metabolism*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013402:Sugar Alcohols / Q000378:metabolism*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics; D015007:Yersinia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C069712:Ail protein, Yersinia enterocolitica; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D007220:Industrial Waste; D013402:Sugar Alcohols; D037521:Virulence Factors; D012210:Rhamnose; C014999:arabitol