Characterisation of Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from wildlife in the northwestern Italian Alps

Abstract

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 Yersinia enterocolitica bacterium. The occurrence of Yersinia spp. among wild animals has mostly been studied in wild boar, but it has seldom been in other species.

Keywords

• yersinia enterocolitica
• wildlife
• virulence factors
• antibiotic resistance