Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis patterns of 7 <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> 4/O:3 strains isolated from animals and humans.

<p>C: Control <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> 4/O:3 strain IP134, M: middle range molecular size marker, 1: IP35470; 2: IP35471; 3: IP35472; 4: IP35474; 5: IP35475; 6: IP35477; 7: IP35478.</p

Average number of spontaneous Rif^R and Nal^R mutants in colonies with various phage types.

<p>Average number of spontaneous Rif^R and Nal^R mutants in colonies with various phage types.</p

Pair-wise analysis of SNPs among Ivorian <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> strains and an epidemiologically unrelated 4/O:3 isolate.

<p>Pair-wise analysis of SNPs among Ivorian <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> strains and an epidemiologically unrelated 4/O:3 isolate.</p

Samples analyzed for the detection of <i>Yersinia</i> strains in animals and humans.

<p>Samples analyzed for the detection of <i>Yersinia</i> strains in animals and humans.</p

Characteristics of the <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> strains isolated from human and animal samples.

<p>Characteristics of the <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> strains isolated from human and animal samples.</p

Minimal spanning tree of the <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> 4/O:3 strains isolated from pigs and humans in the Abidjan district.

<p>IP134 is a non-Ivorian <i>Y</i>. <i>enterocolitica</i> 4/O:3/VIII strain. Letters into brackets indicate the pig farm (A, B, C) or the human (H) origin of the strains.</p

Location of the sampling farms and hospitals in the Abidjan district.

<p>Red circles indicate the location of the farms (A, B and C) from which <i>Yersinia</i> strains were isolated, and blue circles (H) the location of the hospitals where human cases of yersiniosis were identified.</p