Multiple typing for the epidemiological study of contamination of broilers with thermotolerant Campylobacter

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 120-131

  Messens, Winy ^a   Herman, Lieve ^a   De Zutter, Lieven ^b   Heyndrickx, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Broilers; Campylobacter; Molecular epidemiology; Risk factor; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLAGELLIN; FLAGELLIN A; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BELGIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEAT TOLERANCE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BELGIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENT; FLAGELLIN; GENOTYPE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POULTRY DISEASES;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 67349216210     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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