PCR detection of seven virulence and toxin genes of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates from Danish pigs and cattle and cytolethal distending toxin production of the isolates

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1003-1014

  Bang, Dang Duong ^a   Nielsen, E Møller ^a   Scheutz, F ^b   Pedersen, K ^a   Handberg, K ^a   Madsen, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

C. coli; C. jejuni; Cattle; Pigs; Toxin genes; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

C COLI; C JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; PIG; TOXIN GENES; TOXIN PRODUCTION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE GENE;

GENES;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CADF GENE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CDT GENE; CDTA GENE; CDTB GENE; CDTC GENE; CELL STRAIN; CEUE GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EMBRYO; FLAA GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VERO CELL; VIRB11 GENE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038019983     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01926.x     Document Type: Article

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