The importance of Campylobacter coli in human campylobacteriosis: Prevalence and genetic characterization

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1081-1087

  Gurtler M ^a   Alter, T ^a   Kasimir, S ^a   Fehlhaber, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 28244465760     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004164     Document Type: Article

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