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Two copies of the ail gene found in Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia kristensenii.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Aug 2020
Joutsen Suvi, Johansson Per, Laukkanen-Ninios Riikka, Björkroth Johanna, Fredriksson-Ahomaa Maria
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Yersinia enterocolitica is the most common Yersinia species causing foodborne infections in humans. Pathogenic strains carry the chromosomal ail gene, which is essential for bacterial attachment to and invasion into host cells and for serum resistance. This gene is commonly amplified in several PCR assays detecting pathogenic Y. enterocolitica in food samples and discriminating pathogenic isolates from...
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