On the purpose pf epidemiological study related to yersiniosis, a total of 720 aprings water collected from 60 points in the Pusan area were examined for the presence of Y. enterocolitica and also the isolation rates, biotype, serotype, biochemical properties and antibiotic susceptibility. Fifty-eight(8.0%) strains of Yersinia species were isolated from 720springs water. Isolation rate for each species was 49 (6.8%)strains of Y. enterocolitica, 3 (0.4%) strains of Y. pseudotuberculosis and 6 (0.8%) strains of y. frederiksenii. Seasonal distribution of isolated Yersinia sp. were shown considerably from November to April, and Y. enterocolitica was especoally isolated in order of January (20.4%), December (16.3%), March(14.3%) and April(8.2%). Isolated T. enterocolitica was divided into 4 kinds of biotype such as 1, 2, 3, and 3B. Distribution of each biotype was shown in order of biotype 1 (51.0%), biotype 2 (30.6%), biotype 3B (16.3%) and biotype 3 (2.1%). The serotypes pf 49 Y. enterocoliticawere typed 7 kinds of werotypes (0 ; 3, 0 : 5, 0 : 9, 0 : 13, 0 : 18 and 0 : 21), and serotype 0 : 8(34.7%). 0 : 9(30.6%) and 0 : 3(10.2%) were encountered most frequently.
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