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Simplified Phenotypic Scheme Evaluated by 16S rRNA Sequencing for Differentiation between Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. enterocolitica-Like species

Saija Hallanvuo,^1,2 Joanna Peltola,^1, Tarja Heiskanen,¹ and Anja Siitonen^1*

Enteric Bacteria Laboratory (EBL), National Public Health Institute (KTL), FIN-00300 Helsinki,¹ Environmental and Food Research Laboratory, Municipal Joint Union for Public Health in the Hämeenlinna Region, FIN-13111 Hämeenlinna, Finland²

Received 22 September 2005/ Returned for modification 28 October 2005/ Accepted 22 December 2005

Many clinical laboratories are familiar with a sizeable group of "unserotypeable Yersinia enterocolitica" strains. Due to identification problems, this group may hide Y. bercovieri, Y. mollaretii, and Y. rohdei strains. We present a simple scheme to distinguish between pathogenic Y. enterocolitica and potentially nonpathogenic Y. enterocolitica-like strains.

Present address: Central Hospital of Lapland, FIN-96400 Rovaniemi, Finland.

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