Assigning the source of human campylobacteriosis in New Zealand: A comparative genetic and epidemiological approach

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1311-1319

  Mullner, Petra ^a,b   Spencer, Simon E F ^a   Wilson, Daniel J ^c   Jones, Geoff ^a   Noble, Alasdair D ^a   Midwinter, Anne C ^a   Collins Emerson, Julie M ^a   Carter, Philip ^d   Hathaway, Steve ^b   French, Nigel P ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Molecular epidemiology; Population genetics; Prevention and control; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOOD ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POULTRY; POULTRY PRODUCTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; ZOONOSES;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 70449587213     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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