Dynamics of Campylobacter spp. spread investigated in 14 broiler flocks in Switzerland

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 390-396

  Ring, M ^a   Zychowska, M A ^a   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Broiler; Campylobacter; Epidemiology; fla typing; Macrorestriction profiling; PFGE; RFLP

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 24944562759     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7319-010305R1.1     Document Type: Article

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