Autoaggregating Yersinia enterocolitica express surface fimbriae with high surface hydrophobicity

Abstract
For 13 strains of Y. enterocolitica, there was a good correlation between the production of the broad-spectrum, mannose-resistant Yersinia hemagglutinin, the presence of fimbriae and high surface hydrophobicity. Each of these characters was expressed in cultures grown at low (< 32.degree. C) but not at high (> 35.degree. C) temperatures.