Inter-laboratory evaluation of three flagellin PCR/RFLP methods for typing Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli: The CAMPYNET experience

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1321-1333

  Harrington, C S ^a,c   Moran, L ^b   Ridley, A M ^d   Newell, D G ^d   Madden, R H ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric and Rural Devmt ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; fla typing; Inter laboratory reproducibility; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; LABORATORIES;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; FLA TYPING; INTER-LABORATORY REPRODUCIBILITY; LABORATORY EVALUATION; MULTIPLEX ASSAYS; PCR-RFLP METHODS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; SUBTYPINGS;

STANDARDIZATION;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA; FLAGELLIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0345167114     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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