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| | ===Diagnosis=== | | ===Diagnosis=== |
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| − | **''Yersinia'' species grow on blood agar and MacConkey agar at room temperature.
| + | *''Yersinia'' species grow on blood agar and MacConkey agar at room temperature. |
| − | **''Y. pseudotuberculosis'' and ''Y. enerocolica'' are motile, unlike ''Y. pestis''
| + | *''Y. pseudotuberculosis'' and ''Y. enerocolica'' are motile, unlike ''Y. pestis'' |
| − | **Biochemical tests to identify particular species
| + | *Biochemical tests to identify particular species |
| − | **Specific fluorescent antibody staining of lymph node aspirates to identify ''Y. pestis''
| + | *Specific fluorescent antibody staining of lymph node aspirates to identify ''Y. pestis'' |
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| | ===Control=== | | ===Control=== |