Low Occurrence of Pathogenic <i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i> in Clinical, Food, and Environmental Samples: a Methodological Problem

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While Yersinia enterocolitica is an important pathogen, which can cause yersiniosis in humans and animals, its epidemiology remains obscure. The pig is the major reservoir of pathogenic Y. enterocolitica of bioserotype 4/O:3, the most common type found in humans. Y. enterocolitica is thought to be a significant food-borne pathogen, although pathogenic isolates have seldom been recovered from foods. The low...

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