Detection of Yersinia spp. in meat products by enrichment culture, immunomagnetic separation and nested PCR

► Nested-PCR method showed the highest Yersinia prevalence in meat foods. ► Fourteen Yersinia enterocolitica (5.88%) and 4 Yersinia intermedia (1.68%) were recovered. ► All Y. enterocolitica 2/O:9 and some biotype 1A strains resulted to be virulent. ► A total of 11 genomic types (GTs) were obtained by PFGE.