The bacteria has endotoxin and exotoxin activity, specifically enterotoxins and the cytoxin necrotizing factor.

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Serotypes of Yersinia bacteria, Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis, can cause gastroenteritis and intoxication, with infection occuring via fecal-route route or ingestion of fecal-contaminated food or water. Illness is mild.

Foodborne Illness Due to Yersinia

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Signs and symptoms of illness may include severe diarrhea and dysentery. Other complications include reactive arthritis, endocarditis, glomerulonephritis, thyroid disorders, eye inflammation, bacteremia, and erythema nodosum.

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