Characterisation of Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from wildlife in the northwestern Italian Alps
Online veröffentlicht: 22. Apr. 2022
Seitenbereich: 141 - 149
Eingereicht: 24. Dez. 2021
Akzeptiert: 05. Apr. 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2022-0021
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Introduction
Yersiniosis is a zoonosis causing gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, and occasionally reactive arthritis and septicaemia. Cases are often linked to meat consumption and the most common aetiological agent is the Gram-negative bacilliform
Material and Methods
A total of 1,868 faecal samples from animals found dead or hunted were collected between 2015 and 2018 in the Valle d’Aosta region of the northwestern Italian Alps. Alpine ibex faecal samples were collected during a health monitoring program in 2018. Bacteria were isolated
Results
Conclusion
The biovar 1A strains exhibited different virulence factors and behaved like non-pathogenic commensals. The strain from an Alpine ibex also harboured the self-transmissible pYE854 plasmid that can mobilise itself and the pYPTS01 plasmid to other strains. The beech marten could be considered a sentinel animal for