Abstract
Yersinia enterocolitica, an important food- and water-borne enteric pathogen, is represented by six biovars viz. 1A, 1B and 2-5. Some biovar 1A strains, despite lacking virulence plasmid (pYV) and chromosomal virulence genes, have been reported to cause symptoms similar to that produced by isolates belonging to known pathogenic biovars. Virulence-associated genes viz. ail, virF, inv, myfA, ystA, ystB, ystC, tccC, hreP, fepA, fepD, fes, ymoA and sat were studied in 81 clinical and nonclinical strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A by PCR amplification. All strains lacked ail, virF, ystA and ystC genes. The distribution of other genes with respect to clonal groups revealed that four genes viz. ystB, hreP, myfA and sat were associated exclusively with strains belonging to clonal group A. The clonal groups A and B were differentiated previously based on rep (REP-/ERIC) - PCR genomic fingerprinting. The distribution of virulence-associated genes, however, did not differ significantly between clinical and nonclinical strains. In strains of Y. enterocolitica biovar 1A, clonal groups seem to reflect virulence potential better than the source (clinical vs. nonclinical) of isolation.
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