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− | * Cause [[Intestines - disease due to pathogens|intestinal disease]]
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− | ===Overview===
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− | *Cause disease in animals and are important zoonoses
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− | ===Characteristics===
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− | *Enterobacteria, but grow more slowly and at lower temperatures than other enterobacteria
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− | *Non-lactose fermentors
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− | *Facuiltative intracellular pathogens
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− | ===Pathogenesis===
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− | *Invasive ''Yersinia'' grow inside macrophages
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− | *Survive in phagolysosomes and do not interfere with degranulation or lysosomal fusion
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− | *Resistant to macrophage killing mechanisms
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− | *The bacteria destroy the macrophages in lymph nodes, liver and spleen, causing septicaemia
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− | ===Clnical infections===
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− | ===Diagnosis===
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− | ===Control===
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− | ===Treatment===
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