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Pathogenic strains of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) belonging to farmers are of the same subtype as pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from humans and may be a source of human infection in Jiangsu Province, China.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2010
Wang Xin, Cui Zhigang, Wang Hua, Tang Liuying, Yang Jinchuan, Gu Ling, Jin Dong, Luo Longze, Qiu Haiyan, Xiao Yuchun, Xiong Haiping, Kan Biao, Xu Jianguo, Jing Huaiqi
Abstract excerpt
We isolated 326 Yersinia enterocolitica strains from 5,919 specimens from patients with diarrhea at outpatient clinics, livestock, poultry, wild animals, insect vectors, food, and the environment in the cities of Nantong and Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province, China, from 2004 to 2008. The results showed...
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