eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 2328-4064 2021-11-26 10 1 7 10 10.12691/ajidm-10-1-2 AJIDM20221012 article Mahendra Pal palmahendra2@gmail.com 1 Adugna Girma Lema 2 Narayan Consultancy on Veterinary Public Health and Microbiology, Anand, Gujarat, India YemalogiWelelWoreda Livestock and Fishery Development and Resource Office, KellemWollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia Yersininia enterocolitica is an important food-borne pathogen that has become more common in recent years because of the fecal oral transmission by humans and animals. After ingesting the contaminated food, this neglected pathogen begins its pathogenic activity by invading the digestive tract of the host. Due to its growth habits, low quantities in samples and physical similarities with other bacteria, Y. enterocolitica remains a challenge for the researchers and food handlers. We presented latest information on the virulence factor in this review. All Yersinia enterocolitica have an infection strategy that relies on a virulence factor to allow them to enter, adhering to, and colonize the host while evading the host defenses and avoiding host cell clearance. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/10/1/2/ajidm-10-1-2.pdf food borne transmission virulence factor public health Yersinia