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Antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 isolated from tonsils and lymph nodes of slaughtered pigs in Croatia

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Abstract

Human yersiniosis presents one of the main foodborne zoonoses in European Union (1). The main carriers of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica are pigs, and meat can be contaminated during slaughter processing. Very limited research of Y. enterocolitica in the context of food chain are available in Croatia. First published study (2) showed low prevalence (0.08 %) of pathogen in pork meat, processed meat and surface swabs of meat processing units. However, authors isolated pathogenic Y. enterocolitica strain resistant to main clinical antibiotics relevant at the time of study (1990ties). Recent studies in Croatia (3, 4) evaluated the prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in food chain, including pig tonsils and mandibular lymph nodes, pork meat and meat preparations, thermally processed and fermented meat products, raw milk and unpasteurized milk cheeses. Y. enterocolitica O:3 strains were only recovered from 26 tonsils (33.33 %), 8 mandibular lymph nodes (10.25 %) and retailed pork meat (6.25 %).

How to Cite:

Kiš, M., Zdolec, N. & Pažin, V., (2019) “Antimicrobial resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 isolated from tonsils and lymph nodes of slaughtered pigs in Croatia”, SafePork 13(1), 169-170. doi: https://doi.org//safepork.11411