Research Article
Genotypic Characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica Biotype 4/O:3 Isolates from Pigs and Slaughterhouses Using SE-AFLP, ERIC-PCR, and PFGE
Table 1
Virulence gene profiles obtained through PCR on Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 4/O:3 isolates.
| Virulence gene profile | General | Slaughterhouse 1 | Slaughterhouse 2 |
| virF+ | ail+ | rfbC+ | ystA+ | 267 (83.4%) | 148 (80.8%) | 119 (87.0%) | virF- | ail+ | rfbC+ | ystA+ | 40 (12.5%) | 31 (17.0%) | 9 (6.5%) | virF- | ail- | rfbC+ | ystA+ | 5 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (3.5%) | virF- | ail- | rfbC- | ystA+ | 8 (2.5%) | 4 (2.2%) | 4 (3.0%) |
| | | | | 320 (100%) | 183 (100%) | 137 (100%) |
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