The seasonal variation of thermophilic campylobacters in beef cattle, dairy cattle and calves

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 472-480

  Stanley, K N ^a   Wallace, J S ^a,b   Currie, J E ^a   Diggle, P J ^a   Jones, K ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF; FARMS;

BEEF CATTLE; CAMPYLOBACTERS; DAIRY CALF; DAIRY CATTLES; DAIRY HERDS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTERS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FECES; HOST; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL INTESTINE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031659945     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.853511.x     Document Type: Article

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