Abstract
To study the origin and spread of Yersinia enterocolitica among pigs, fecal and blood samples were repeatedly taken on a fattening farm. A few piglets were found to be already infected on breeding farms. After the piglets were mixed, the infection spread through the whole unit. Eventually, all the pigs excreted the pathogen.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Blood / microbiology
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Feces / microbiology
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Minisatellite Repeats
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Molecular Typing
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Swine / microbiology*
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology*
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Swine Diseases / microbiology*
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Yersinia Infections / epidemiology
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Yersinia Infections / microbiology
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Yersinia Infections / veterinary*
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Yersinia enterocolitica / isolation & purification*