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Biochemical, serological, and phage typing characteristics of 459Yersinia strains isolated from a terrestrial ecosystem

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The origins of human contamination withYersinia enterocolitica are still unknown. We have investigated the major components of a terrestrial ecosystem (soil, earthworms, field voles, shrews, crops, hares, rabbits, and birds) for the presence ofYersinia. Four hundred fifty-nine strains ofYersinia were isolated. We report the first isolations of typicalY. enterocolitica belonging to classical or new biotypes and ofY. enterocolitica-like organisms (sucrose negative; rhamnose positive; melibiose and rhamnose positive) from soil samples, earthworms, crops, and birds. Sucrose-negativeY. enterocolitica strains and biotypes 1, 2, and 3, usually associated with human nonmesenteric syndromes, are predominant in soil, which can be considered as a reservoir for these biotypes.Y. enterocolitica serogroups O∶3 and O∶9, strains of which are responsible in Europe for human mesenteric syndromes, were not found in this study. The epidemiology ofY. enterocolitica infections is discussed.

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  1. Centre National des Yersinla, Institut Pasteur, F-75724, Paris Cedex 15, France

    H. Bercovier, J. Brault, J. M. Alonso & H. H. Mollaret

  2. Laboratoire Central de Recherches Vétérinaires, 22 rue Pierre Cuire, F-94700, Maisons-Alfort, France

    N. Barré & M. Treignier

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Bercovier, H., Brault, J., Barré, N. et al. Biochemical, serological, and phage typing characteristics of 459Yersinia strains isolated from a terrestrial ecosystem. Current Microbiology 1, 353–357 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02621369

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