Genetic Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Meats, Water, and Humans in Sweden

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 700-706

  Lindmark, H ^a   Harbom, B ^b   Thebo, L ^a   Andersson, L ^b   Hedin, G ^d   Osterman, B ^e   Lindberg, T ^a   Andersson, Y ^c   Westoo A ^a   Engvall, E Olsson ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d Departments of Infectious Diseases   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; DNA GYRASE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; MEAT; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEDEN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 10744225372     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.700-706.2004     Document Type: Article

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