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. 1994 May;32(5):1410–1413. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1410-1413.1994

Restriction endonuclease analysis of virulence plasmids for molecular epidemiology of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections.

H Fukushima 1, M Gomyoda 1, S Kaneko 1, M Tsubokura 1, N Takeda 1, T Hongo 1, F N Shubin 1
PMCID: PMC263718  PMID: 7914210

Abstract

Restriction endonuclease analysis of virulence plasmid DNA was used to study the epidemiology of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections. The origin of Y. pseudotuberculosis could be divided into two focus areas: Eastern Asia and Europe. Wild animals were an important reservoir for the Y. pseudotuberculosis seen in infections in humans.

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