High-resolution genotyping of Campylobacter upsaliensis strains originating from three continents

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3441-3448

  Lentzsch, P ^a   Rieksneuwohner B ^b   Wieler, L H ^b   Hotzel, H ^c   Moser, I ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; ENDONUCLEASE XHOI; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANADA; CAT; DOG; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANADA; CATS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOGS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTRONS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FELIS CATUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 3843072133     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3441-3448.2004     Document Type: Article

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