The Yersinia HPI is present in Serratia liquefaciens isolated from meat.
Aims: The aim of the study was to screen the Enterobacteriaceae flora of meat for the presence of bacteria harbouring the Yersinia high-pathogenicity island (HPI). Methods and Results: Bacteria from 29 meat and 29 liver samples were isolated on violetred bile glucose agar. A total of 197 isolates were screened for the presence of the irp2 gene, encoded within the HPI, by PCR. One isolate that was