Behavior of Yersinia enterocolitica in Foods

Table 5

Detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica in natural samples.

Sample	No. of samples	Reference
Clinical
Pig tonsils	185	Fredriksson-Ahomaa et al. [37]
Pig tonsils	252	Boyapalle et al. [56]
Pig feces	255	Boyapalle et al. [56]
Mesenteric 　lymph 　nodes	257	Boyapalle et al. [56]
Food
Pig tongues	51	Vishnubhatla et al. [55]
Minced pork	255	Fredriksson-Ahomaa and Korkeala [7]
Pig offal	34
Chicken	43	Fredriksson-Ahomaa and Korkeala [7]
Fish	200
Lettuce	101
Pork^a	300	Johannessen et al. [57]
Pig tongues	157
Ground pork	100	Vishnubhatla et al. [55]
Ground beef	100
Tofu	50	Vishnubhatla et al. [55]
Ground pork	350	Vishnubhatla et al. [55]
Chitterling	350	Boyapalle et al. [56]
Animal
Cattle	46	Wang et al. [19]
Goats	160	Wang et al. [34]
Dogs	100	Wang et al. [34]
Swine	196	Wang et al. [34]
Poultry	68	Wang et al. [34]
Environmental
Water	105	Sandery et al. [58]
Slaughterhouse	89	Fredriksson-Ahomaa et al. [59]
Flies	7	Wang et al. [34]

^aExcept pig tongues and offal.