Conclusion
The occurrence of some virulence markers in four Y. enterocolitica strains of biotype 3, serogroup O:5, 27, isolated from water and sewage shows that the environment can be responsible for human infection by Y. enterocolitica in Brazil.
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Falcão, D.P., Corrêa, E.F., Falcão, J.P. (2004). Yersinia spp. in the Environment: Epidemiology and Virulence Characteristics. In: Skurnik, M., Bengoechea, J.A., Granfors, K. (eds) The Genus Yersinia. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 529. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48416-1_66
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