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[Comparison of Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from swine and humans in Guipuzcoa]. 1992

E Pérez-Trallero, and P Idígoras, and M L Solaun, and C Zigorraga

Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, San Sebastián.

Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 4, serotype 3 is a pathogenic bacteria for men. Its most likely reservoir are pigs. We have compared 48 Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:3 strains isolated from pig's tonsils samples as well as porcine-derived food with 301 Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:3 isolate from human stool's samples. All strains are positive for virulence tests. Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 0:3, biotype 4, phage-type VIII was nearly the only single pathogenic strain isolated from both origins in our county. Human and porcine strains showed a similar percentage of chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazol resistance. This pattern of resistance is not common among Y. enterocolitica strains isolated outside of our geographic area. The nearly identical patterns of human and porcine strains, as well as the high frequency of isolation from pig's tonsils (49.5%) and uncooked meal (12.9%) confirm the hypothesis that pigs are the most likely reservoir for human infections in our county.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008460	Meat	The edible portions of any animal used for food including cattle, swine, goats/sheep, poultry, fish, shellfish, and game.	Meats
D004352	Drug Resistance, Microbial	The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).	Antibiotic Resistance,Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial,Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug,Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,Antimicrobial Drug Resistances,Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug,Drug Antimicrobial Resistance,Drug Antimicrobial Resistances,Drug Resistances, Microbial,Resistance, Antibiotic,Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial,Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013030	Spain	Country located between France on the northeast and Portugal on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The capital is Madrid.	Balearic Islands,Canary Islands
D013045	Species Specificity	The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.	Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D013552	Swine	Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).	Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog
D015008	Yersinia enterocolitica	A species of the genus YERSINIA, isolated from both man and animal. It is a frequent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in children.	Bacterium enterocoliticum
D015009	Yersinia Infections	Infections with bacteria of the genus YERSINIA.	Yersinia Infection,Infections, Yersinia,Yersinia enterocolitica Infection,Yersiniosis,Infection, Yersinia,Yersinia enterocolitica Infections,Yersinioses