Behavior of Yersinia enterocolitica in Foods

Table 3

Methods for molecular typing of Yersinia enterocolitica isolates.

Typing method*	Typeability	Reproducibility	Discriminatory power	Use	Interpretation
REAP	Variable	Good	Poor	Easy	Easy
REAC	Excellent	Moderate	Moderate	Easy	Difficult
Ribotyping	Excellent	Excellent	Variable	Moderate	Easy
PFGE	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Moderate	Easy
PCR	Excellent	Moderate	Variable	Easy	Moderate
AFLP	Excellent	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate
DNA sequencing	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Difficult	Moderate

Modified from viridi and Sachdeva [18].
*REAP: restriction endonuclease analysis of plasmid; REAC: restriction endonuclease analysis of chromosome; PFGE: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; AFLP: amplified frgment length polymorphism.