Occurrence and genotypes of Campylobacter in broiler flocks, other farm animals, and the environment during several rearing periods on selected poultry farms

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Zweifel, Claudio ^a   Scheu, Kathrin Daniela ^a   Keel, Michaela ^a   Renggli, Franz ^b   Stephan, Roger ^a  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Bell AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Broiler flocks; Campylobacter; Environment; Farm animals; Genotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CHICKEN; ENVIRONMENT; FARM ANIMAL; GENOTYPE; HERD; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REARING; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 45949090754     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.03.038     Document Type: Article

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