Table 5. Number and prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in free-living animals.
Animal species (positive isolation of Y. enterocolitica) | positive PCR amplification results (%) | |
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16S rRNA gene (330bp) | ail gene (425bp) | |
Vulpes vulpes (n = 6) | 6 (100) | 3 (50) |
Martes foina (n = 2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) |
Procyon lotor (n = 2) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) |
Total (n = 10) | 10 (100) | 6 (60) |