Colonization of broilers by Campylobacter jejuni internalized within Acanthamoeba castellanii

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Snelling, William J ^a   Stern, Norman J ^b   Lowery, Colm J ^a   Moore, John E ^c   Gibbons, Emma ^a   Baker, Ciara ^a   Dooley, James S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broilers; Campylobacter jejuni; Drinking water; Epidemiology; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICK; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; POULTRY DISEASES;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 38049107500     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0303-0     Document Type: Article

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