though
higher than has been reported by others . The prevalence of the fepD, fes, and ymoA
genes was similar to what was reported by Bhagat and Virdi,
and the prevalence of sat was similar to that found in a study that
indicated the presence of the sat gene in all biotypes of
Y. enterocolitica by Southern hybridization .
The prevalence of the myfA gene in 19% of isolates was lower than
what was reported by