Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns in a Campylobacter population isolated from poultry farms in Switzerland

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2840-2847

  Wittwer, M ^a,f   Keller, J ^a,b   Wassenaar, T M ^c,e   Stephan, R ^d   Howald, D ^a   Regula, G ^a   Bissig Choisat, B ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Molecular Microbiology and Genomics Consultants   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e Molec Microbiol/Genom Consultants   (Germany)

^f ZLB Behring AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIODIVERSITY; FARMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS (AFLP); ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; GENETIC DIVERSITY;

BACTERIA;

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

BACTERIUM;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; POULTRY FARMING; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SWITZERLAND; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 20444417743     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.6.2840-2847.2005     Document Type: Article

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