Abstract
One-hundred-eight stool samples, collected in a fishing village of Senegal from 72 apparently healthy subjects and from 36 patients with gastrointestinal disorders, were examined for the presence of Y. enterocolitica. After 1, 2, 3 weeks of cold enrichment with PBS 1/15M, pH 7.6, plating was performed on MacConkey Agar after use of the alkali method. No Yersinia strains were isolated.
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Franzin, L., Di Rosa, G. & Sinicco, A. Attempt of Yersinia enterocolitica isolation from human feces in Senegal. Eur J Epidemiol 3, 445–447 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145661
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