RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Maria A1 Stolle, Andreas A1 Siitonen, Anja A1 Korkeala, HannuYR 2006 T1 Sporadic human Yersinia enterocolitica infections caused by bioserotype 4/O : 3 originate mainly from pigs JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 55 IS 6 SP 747 OP 749 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46523-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB Yersinia enterocolitica 4/O : 3 is the most frequent cause of sporadic human yersiniosis in Finland and Germany. To investigate the possible link between pigs and humans, 282 human and 534 porcine strains from Finland and Germany were characterized with PFGE using NotI, ApaI and XhoI enzymes. Most of the human strains (>80 %) were indistinguishable from the porcine strains in both countries and most of the genotypes (178/182) were different in Finland and Germany. The indistinguishable genotypes among human and porcine strains together with different genotypes in Finland and Germany indicate that pigs are an important source of sporadic yersiniosis in both countries., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.46523-0