Analysis of clinical and environmental Yersinia isolates in the Republic of Georgia

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作者
Sulakvelidze, A
Dalakishvili, K
Barry, E
Wauters, G
RobinsBrowne, R
Imnadze, P
Morris, JG
机构
[1] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, INFECT DIS SECT, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[2] UNIV MARYLAND, SCH MED, DEPT MED, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[3] UNIV MARYLAND, SCH MED, DIV INFECT DIS, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[4] UNIV MARYLAND, SCH MED, DIV GEOG MED, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[5] MINIST HLTH, CTR INFECT DIS CONTROL, TBILISI, GEORGIA
[6] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN, FAC MED, UNITE MICROBIOL, B-1200 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
[7] ROYAL CHILDRENS HOSP, DEPT INFECT DIS & MICROBIOL, MELBOURNE, FL USA
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.34.9.2325-2327.1996
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The Center for Infectious Diseases Control, Georgian Ministry of Health, isolated 2,493 Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. enterocolitica-like strains, 22 Y. pestis strains, and 21 Y. pseudotuberculosis strains from 130,574 clinical and environmental samples. Analysis of 100 Y. enterocolitica and Y. enterocolitica-like strains showed none to be within traditional pathogenic biogroups or serogroups, and none carried genetic markers for virulence. However, some strains were enterotoxigenic in infant mice, while others were associated with prolonged carriage in adult mice.
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