Comparison of Campylobacter jejuni PFGE and Penner subtypes in human infections and in water samples from the Taieri River catchment of New Zealand

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-25

  Eyles, R F ^a   Brooks, H J L ^b   Townsend, C R ^c   Burtenshaw, G A ^b   Heng, N C K ^b   Jack, R W ^b   Weinstein, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Infection; PFGE; Serotyping; Subtyping; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTROPHORESIS; FORMAL LANGUAGES; LAND USE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; HUMAN INFECTION; INFECTION; NEW ZEALAND; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIVER CATCHMENT; SEROTYPING; SUBTYPINGS; WATER SAMPLES;

CATCHMENTS;

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CATCHMENT; FRESHWATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; TAIERI RIVER;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI;

EID: 33745437488     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02945.x     Document Type: Article

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