Isolation of Pathogenic Yersiniae from Wild Animals in Bulgaria
Pathogenic Yersinia strains were isolated between December 1998 and April 1999 from 37 wild animals: rabbit (Lepus europeus), boar (Sus scrofa scrofa), asiatic jackal (Canis aureus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), mouflon (Ovis musimon), european river otter (Lutra lutra), beech marten (Martes foina), pol...
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Published in | Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 203 - 209 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford UK
Blackwell Science Ltd
01.04.2001
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Summary: | Pathogenic Yersinia strains were isolated between December 1998 and April 1999 from 37 wild animals: rabbit (Lepus europeus), boar (Sus scrofa scrofa), asiatic jackal (Canis aureus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), mouflon (Ovis musimon), european river otter (Lutra lutra), beech marten (Martes foina), polecat (Mustela putorius) and wild cat (Felis silvestris). It was established that among the wild animals Y. enterocolitica strains of serotype 0:3 predominated, accompanied by Y. pseudotuberculosis strains of serotype 0:3. In one sample from asiatic jackal and one sample from rabbit, Y. enterocolitica serotype 0:8 was isolated. Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis strains were isolated from tonsils and tongues as well as from the viscera – lung, liver, heart, spleen, kidney and lymph nodes, mainly in young animals (1–2 years of age). The results showed that wild animals are a possible natural reservoir for pathogenic Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis and are included in the epidemiological chain of yersinioses. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-NKWMF3DK-S istex:F6AFB0FD552030581767D0D14657270361817976 ArticleID:ZPH448 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
ISSN: | 0931-1793 1439-0450 |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2001.00448.x |