Correlation of Campylobacter bacteriophage with reduced presence of hosts in broiler chicken ceca

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4885-4887

  Atterbury, R J ^a   Dillon, E ^a   Swift, C ^b   Connerton, P L ^a   Frost, J A ^b   Dodd, C E R ^a   Rees, C E D ^a   Connerton, I F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; REDUCTION; SAMPLING;

BIOLOGICAL CORRELATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN CECA;

BACTERIA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOPHAGE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CECUM; CHICKEN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 23744509913     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.8.4885-4887.2005     Document Type: Article

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