Molecular characterization of human clinical isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 1B/O8 in Poland: emergence and dissemination of three highly related clones

Rafał Gierczyñski; Jolanta Szych; Waldemar Rastawicki; Sebastian Wardak; Marek Jagielski

doi:10.1128/JCM.01321-08

Molecular characterization of human clinical isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 1B/O8 in Poland: emergence and dissemination of three highly related clones

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Apr;47(4):1225-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01321-08. Epub 2009 Feb 9.

Authors

Rafał Gierczyñski¹, Jolanta Szych, Waldemar Rastawicki, Sebastian Wardak, Marek Jagielski

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Public Health-National Institute of Hygiene, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland. rgierczynski@pzh.gov.pl.

Abstract

Thirty-three clinical isolates of the highly pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica bioserotype 1B/O8 were collected from sporadic cases in Poland from January 2004 to July 2008. The isolates carried major virulence markers and were strongly clonal. This is the first report of the emergence and dissemination of highly related clones of Y. enterocolitica 1B/O8 in Europe.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques*
Child
Child, Preschool
Cluster Analysis
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Middle Aged
Poland
Virulence Factors / genetics
Yersinia Infections / microbiology*
Yersinia enterocolitica / classification*
Yersinia enterocolitica / genetics*
Yersinia enterocolitica / isolation & purification
Young Adult

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
DNA, Bacterial
Virulence Factors