Yersinia enterocolitica strains were detected in cold-stored carcasses of large game animals in Poland.
53.6% of the carcasses were contaminated.
Fifty-two Y. enterocolitica strains were isolated mostly from the perineum.
Bioserotype 1A/NI was the most common and was detected in 55.8% of the isolates.
All isolates contained amplicons corresponding to ystB gene fragments.