Smouldering epidemic of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in barn rats

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.37.1.1-3.1979
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01T02:52:53Z
• Authors: K I Kaneko; S Hamada; Y Kasai; N Hashimoto
• Keywords: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis; Cecum; Caecum; Mesenteric lymph nodes; Jejunum; Yersinia

Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was isolated from 8 (8 Rattus norvegicus) of 270 (259 R. norvegicus and 11 rattus) rats examined. Seasonal variation not found in the incidence isolations. The isolation occurred almost equally both young old rats. strains were determined as serovar IB one rat, IVA seven contents intestinal tract (the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, colon, rectum), spleen, liver mesenteric lymph nodes; they detected kidneys. Agglutinin titer eight no more than 32.