Identification of Potential Environmentally Adapted Campylobacter jejuni Strain, United Kingdom

Identification of Potential Environmentally Adapted Campylobacter jejuni Strain, United Kingdom

In a study of Campylobacter infection in northwestern England, 2003–2006, C. jejuni multilocus sequence type (ST)–45 was associated with early summer onset and was the most prevalent C. jejuni type in surface waters. ST-45 is likely more adapted to survival outside a host, making it a key driver of...

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Main Authors: Will Sopwith, Andrew Birtles, Margaret Matthews, Andrew Fox, Steven Gee, Michael Painter, Martyn Regan, Qutub Syed, Eric Bolton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Campylobacter jejuni
isolation
epidemiology
transmission
multilocus sequence typing
children
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/11/07-1678_article

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