Carry-over of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. between sequential and adjacent poultry flocks

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 90-95

  Alter, Thomas ^a   Weber, Rita Margarete ^b,d   Hamedy, Ahmad ^c   Glünder, Gerhard ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d Lohmann Animal Health GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFLP; Broilers; Campylobacter spp.; Genotypes; Muscovy ducks; Pekin ducks; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HERD; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOPHILE;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CECUM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LIVER; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; CAIRINA MOSCHATA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 78649511201     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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