| occurrence and clinical importance of the pathogenic serogroup o: 5, 27 of yersinia enterocolitica in the federal republic of germany and methods for its serological and bacteriological identification. | despite its world-wide distribution, the pathogenic serogroup o: 5, 27 of yersinia enterocolitica (y. e.) has scarcely been considered in the federal republic of germany. in the 1980 to 1986 period, a total of 74 strains from patients was identified at the national reference centre for salmonella, hamburg. the clinical manifestations of the cases was not different from those associated with y. e. o: 3 and o: 9 infections. six out of 8 patients from whom serum samples were available, developed mo ... | 1988 | 3195256 |
| serological and biochemical characteristics of 416 yersinia strains from well water and drinking water plants in the federal republic of germany: lack of evidence that these strains are of public health importance. | a total of 416 yersinia strains from well water and drinking water plants in the federal republic of germany was analysed at the national reference centre for salmonella, hamburg, in the period 1982 to 1987. of these, 341 (82%) strains were y. enterocolitica, 46 (11%) strains were y. intermedia, 24 (5.8%) strains were y. frederiksenii, and 5 strains (1.2%) y. kristensenii. the serogroups o:3, o:9, and o:5,27 which in central europe are associated with human disease, were not isolated. seventy-tw ... | 1988 | 2453981 |