Difference between revisions of "Yersinia enterocolitica"

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**Ileitis, gastroenteritis, mesenteric adenitis
 
**Ileitis, gastroenteritis, mesenteric adenitis
 
**Pathogenicity related to a heat stable enterotoxin
 
**Pathogenicity related to a heat stable enterotoxin
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* [[Yersinia|''Y. enterocolitica'']] infections are an important cause of enteric disease in farmed deer.
 
[[Category:Yersinia_species]]
 
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[[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]]

Revision as of 11:24, 6 June 2010

    • Pathogen of animals and humans
    • Found in intestinal tract and oral cavity of animals, eg. pigs, leading to infection of humans via contaminated carcasses
    • Enterocolitis in man which lasts 2-3 weeks or develops into a chronic form
    • Enteric disease in farmed deer
    • Ileitis, gastroenteritis, mesenteric adenitis
    • Pathogenicity related to a heat stable enterotoxin
  • Y. enterocolitica infections are an important cause of enteric disease in farmed deer.