Use of multilocus sequence typing to investigate the association between the presence of Campylobacter spp. in broiler drinking water and Campylobacter colonization in broilers

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5125-5129

  Ogden, I D ^a   MacRae, M ^a   Johnston, M ^a   Strachan, N J C ^a   Cody, A J ^b   Dingle, K E ^b   Newell, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BROILER CHICKENS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLONIZATION; CAMPYLOBACTERS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; GENOTYPE; POULTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROILER CHICKEN; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FILTRATION; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RISK; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; GENOTYPE; POULTRY DISEASES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34548251872     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00884-07     Document Type: Article

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