Evaluation of isolation methods for pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica from pig intestinal content

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 956-964

  Laukkanen, R ^a   Hakkinen, M ^b   Lunden J ^a   Fredriksson Ahomaa, M ^c   Johansson, T ^b   Korkeala, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection methods; Intestinal content; Isolation; Pig; Prevalence; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MAMMALS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

DETECTION METHODS; INTESTINAL CONTENT; ISOLATION; NOVOBIOCIN; PATHOGENIC YERSINIAE; PATHOGENICS; PIG; PREVALENCE; SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PIG; STOMACH CONTENT;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CITROBACTER; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; INTESTINE FLORA; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PSEUDOMONAS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERRATIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SUIDAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 76449118885     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04494.x     Document Type: Article

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