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Correspondence of genotypes of sporadic Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 4/O:3 strains from human and porcine sources.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Aug 2001
Fredriksson-Ahomaa M, Hallanvuo S, Korte T, Siitonen A, Korkeala H
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The sources and transmission routes of sporadic Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 4/O:3 infections in Finland were studied. A total of 212 human strains were compared with 334 non-human strains, including 163 strains from pig slaughterhouses, 164 strains from retail outlets and 7 strains from pet animals. All strains were characterized using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with NotI enzyme. When the 194...
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