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Detection, enumeration and characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica 4/O:3 in pig tonsils at slaughter in Northern Italy.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 May 2014
Bonardi Silvia, Alpigiani Irene, Pongolini Stefano, Morganti Marina, Tagliabue Silvia, Bacci Cristina, Brindani Franco
Abstract excerpt
Tonsils from 150 pigs slaughtered at 270 days or older were tested for Yersinia enterocolitica with different cultural methods. Samples were collected in three different abattoirs of Northern Italy between April and November 2012 and were analysed by direct plating on cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (CIN) agar and by enrichment procedures following the ISO 10273:2003 reference method. Twenty-three (15.3%) samples...
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