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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis with limited genetic diversity is a common finding in tonsils of fattening pigs.
Journal of food protection - 1 Mar 2002
Niskanen Taina, Fredriksson-Ahomaa Maria, Korkeala Hannu
Abstract excerpt
A total of 425 pig tonsils, including 210 tonsils from fattening pigs and 215 from sows, from seven different abattoirs in Finland were studied for the occurrence of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis from 1999 to 2000. The mean prevalence of Y. pseudotuberculosis in fattening pig tonsils was 4%, varying from 0 to 10% between slaughterhouses. Y. pseudotuberculosis was not recovered from sow tonsils. All 30 Y....
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