Article
Genetic diversity and antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica isolated from pigs and humans in Lithuania.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Jun 2013
Novoslavskij Aleksandr, Kudirkienė Eglė, Marcinkutė Audronė, Bajoriūnienė Almina, Korkeala Hannu, Malakauskas Mindaugas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Yersiniosis is one of the three leading foodborne zoonoses in Lithuania, and the incidence of 12.86 per 100,000 population was the highest among EU member states in 2010. Contaminated pig carcasses and subsequently undercooked pig meat are considered to be the primary transmission vehicle of enteropathogenic Y. enterocolitica to consumers. With the aim of evaluating pigs as a possible source of human...
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