Review Article

Yersinia enterocolitica: Epidemiological Studies and Outbreaks

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Methods used for epidemiological studies of Y. enterocolitica-1. Selective enrichment methods [43]; selective agar media [11]; cold enrichment method [57]; biochemical & serological identification methods [58ā€“63]. (PBS: Phosphate buffered saline; PSB: Phosphate-buffered saline with sorbitol and bile salts; MRB: Modified Rappaport broth containing magnesium chloride, malachite green, and carbenicillin; ITC: Modified Rappaport base supplemented with irgasan, ticarcillin, and potassium chlorate; BOS: Bile-oxalate-sorbose medium; TSB: Tryptic soy broth; TSPN: TSB with polymyxin and novobiocin; CIN: Cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin; SSDC: Salmonella-Shigella deoxycolate calcium chloride; VYE: Virulent Yersinia enterocolitica; SSI: Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, enteric medium).
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