Identification of potential environmentally adapted Campylobacter jejuni strain, United Kingdom

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1769-1773

  Sopwith, Will ^a   Birtles, Andrew ^a   Matthews, Margaret ^a   Fox, Andrew ^a   Gee, Steven ^a   Painter, Michael ^a   Regan, Martyn ^a   Syed, Qutub ^a   Bolton, Eric ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 55549108714     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.071678     Document Type: Article

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