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Prevalence and characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica in retail seafood (2016)

Art

Poster

Autoren

Li, Chenyang (WE 8)

Alter, T. (WE 8)

Riedel, C. (WE 8)

Kongress

National Symposium on Zoonoses Research 2016

Berlin, 13. – 14.10.2016

Quelle

National Symposium on Zoonoses Research 2016 : 13 – 14 October | Berlin 2016 ; Program and Abstracts — German Research Platform for Zoonoses (Hrsg.)

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Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): http://www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de/einrichtungen/institute/we08/forschung/poster/2016_chenyangli/index.html

Kontakt

Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene

Königsweg 69
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62551 / 52790
lebensmittelhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de / fleischhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Background and objectives: Yersinia (Y.) enterocolitica is a zoonotic enteropathogen widely distributed in Europe, which can cause acute gastroenteritis and mesenteric lymphadenitis mimicking appendicitis. Several studies report a high prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in pigs and wild boars. No data are available on the prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in seafood.
Materials and methods: Seafood samples were purchased randomly from retail shops in Berlin (09/20015 – 04/2016). Y. enterocolitica was isolated by selective cold enrichment (PSB) followed by cultivation on selective agar (CIN). Identification, biotyping and serotyping was performed by mPCR assays. Results: The prevalence of Y. enterocolitica in seafood was 2.7% (6/220). Mussel (2/74), shrimp (1/88) and scallop (3/17) samples were positive for Y. enterocolitica. All isolates are non-virulent and 3 isolates could be determined as serotype O:8 while 3 samples showed an unknown serotype.
Conclusion: This study provides the first systematic prevalence study of Y. enterocolitica in retail seafood in Germany. Although the prevalence is quite low (2.7%) and all the isolates were characterized as non-virulent strains this study shows that seafood might be a potential source of infection with Y. enterocolitica.