Strain variation within Campylobacter species in fecal samples from dogs and cats

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 199-205

  Koene, Miriam G J ^a,c,d   Houwers, Dirk J ^a   Dijkstra, Jeroen R ^b   Duim, Birgitta ^b   Wagenaar, Jaap A ^a,b,c,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c OIE Reference Laboratory for Campylobacteriosis   (Netherlands)

^d WHO Collaborating Centre for Campylobacter   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AFLP; Campylobacter helveticus; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter upsaliensis; Cats; Co colonization; Dogs; Strain variation

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER HELVETICUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 55549109019     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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