Genetic instability is associated with changes in the colonization potential of Campylobacter jejuni in the avian intestine

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-104

  Ridley, A M ^a   Toszeghy, M J ^a   Cawthraw, S A ^a   Wassenaar, T M ^b   Newell, D G ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Molec Microbiol/Genom Consultants   (Germany)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Genotyping; Instability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; GENOME;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; COLONISATION; COMPETITIVE GROWTH; GENETIC INSTABILITY; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTYPING; IN-VITRO; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BIRDS;

BACTERIUM; BIRD; COLONIZATION; ELECTROKINESIS; FITNESS; GEL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLASMID; POULTRY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST; INOCULATION; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 44849085762     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03759.x     Document Type: Article

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