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STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON AGENT DETECTION ASSAYS (SPADA)
Background & Fitness for Purpose
Yersina pestis
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Dr. Ro ert Bu , Fe era Bureau o Investigation
Scott Coates, AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Rockville, MD. USA.
September 1, 2015
Other Pathogenic Yersinia
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Yersinia enterocolitica
‐ gastroenteritis
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54 serogroups
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Most human pathogenic O:3, 8, 9, 5, 27
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~20% Identical with pestis
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
‐ gastroenteritis
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Serogroups I‐VI with subgroups in I‐IV
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Serogroup Ib most similar to plague
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~90% Identical with pestis