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. 1992 Jan;30(1):240–242. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.1.240-242.1992

Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica serovar O8 from free-living small rodents in Japan.

Y Iinuma 1, H Hayashidani 1, K Kaneko 1, M Ogawa 1, S Hamasaki 1
PMCID: PMC265032  PMID: 1734061

Abstract

Yersinia species were isolated from 65 of 223 free-living small mammals trapped in 10 regions on Honshu Island in Japan. Of the 65 strains isolated, 1 was Yersinia enterocolitica serovar O3, 8 were Y. enterocolitica O5, 6 were Y. enterocolitica O8, 3 were Y. enterocolitica O9, and 1 was Yersinia pseudotuberculosis 4b. Of the six Y. enterocolitica O8 strains, five were positive for autoagglutination, Ca2+ dependence, and the 45-MDa virulence plasmid and showed high pathogenicity for mice.

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