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Clonality and antibiotic susceptibility of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from U.S. market weight hogs.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Apr 2009
Bhaduri Saumya, Wesley Irene, Richards Harry, Draughon Ann, Wallace Morgan
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Pigs are the only known animal reservoir of Yersinia enterocolitica strains pathogenic to humans. In this study 106 ail-positive pathogenic Y. enterocolitica isolates, previously recovered from 2793 swine fecal samples (3.8%) collected during National Animal Health Monitoring System's Swine 2000 study, were examined. The presence of the previously described virulence plasmid, expression of plasmid-associated...
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