Evaluation of a cytolethal distending toxin (cdt) gene-based species-specific multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Campylobacter strains isolated from poultry in Thailand

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 909-917

  Samosornsuk, Worada ^a   Asakura, Masahiro ^a   Yoshida, Emi ^a   Taguchi, Takashi ^a   Nishimura, Kazuhiko ^a   Eampokalap, Boonchuay ^b   Phongsisay, Vongsavanh ^c   Chaicumpa, Wanpen ^a,c   Yamasaki, Shinji ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute   (Thailand)

^c THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

API Campy; Campylobacter; Cytolethal distending toxin; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

AMINOACYLASE; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN A; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN B; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN C; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THAILAND;

ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 34548855035     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03974.x     Document Type: Article

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