Incidence and pathogenicity of Yersinia enterocolitica isolates from foods in Turkey.

Summary During a year period, at 150 from each food group, a total of 750 samples including ice cream, raw milk, feta cheese, chicken drumsticks and minced meat collected from markets located in the northeast region of Turkey (Kars, Ardahan and Igdir) were analyzed for determining of Yersinia spp. incidence. Fifty seven of samples (7.6%) were evaluated as positive for Yersinia spp. and 18 (2.4% in total) of them, isolated from 6 feta cheese, 4...