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Enteropathogenic Yersinia spp.

Easily Misidentified Species

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Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis can cause enteric yersiniosis among humans and animals. The infection is typically acquired through contaminated food or water. Common symptoms among humans are diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever, but sometimes sequelae such as joint pain and skin rash occur. Yersiniosis is usually self-limiting and no treatment with antimicrobials is needed. Animals are often asymptomatic carriers of pathogenic Yersinia. Yersiniosis usually occurs in animals under stress. Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis differ clearly from each other both phenotypically and genotypically. Y. enterocolitica species consists of a very heterogeneous group of bacteria and not all strains are pathogenic. Y. pseudotuberculosis strains show only little variation in their biochemical reactions and correctly identified strains are considered pathogenic. Several plasmid and chromosomal encoded virulence factors are needed for Yersinia pathogenicity, and all pathogenic strains carry a virulence plasmid, which is essential for the bacteria to multiply and disseminate in the host. Isolation and identification of enteropathogenic Yersinia, especially from non-human sources, is challenging and time-consuming.

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Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M. (2023). Enteropathogenic Yersinia spp.. In: Sing, A. (eds) Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27164-9_8

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