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Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1992 May;10(5):284-5.

[Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica 0:8 in Spain].

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica

[Article in Spanish]
M C Frades, M Iriarte, R Díaz

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  1. Departamento Interfacultativo de Microbiología, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona.

PMID: 1390998

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We presented three cases of enterocolitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica 0:8.

METHODS: We use common isolation media, pathogenicity markers and plasmid analysis.

RESULTS: The study of genetic and biochemical characteristics of the strains showed that they belonged to 1B biotype, 0:8 serotype, and that they not carry the virulence plasmid. However, they have pathogenicity markers that were considered typical of highly virulent strains.

SUMMARY: This are the first isolations of this particular serotype in Spain and they showed, as it happens in other European countries, the spread of serotype 0:8 around the world.

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