Demonstration of persistent strains of Campylobacter jejuni within broiler farms over a 1-year period in Lithuania

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 868-877

  Kudirkiene, E ^a   Malakauskas, M ^a   Malakauskas, A ^a   Bojesen, A M ^b   Olsen, J E ^b  

^a Lithuanian Veterinary Academy   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AFLP; Campylobacter jejuni; Flock prevalence; Lithuania; Persistent strains

Indexed keywords

FARMS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; BROILER FLOCKS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; FLOCK PREVALENCE; LITHUANIA; PERSISTENT STRAIN; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; SUMMER SEASON;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FARM ANIMAL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HERD; LITHUANIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 76449107773     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04490.x     Document Type: Article

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