Campylobacter genotypes from poultry transportation crates indicate a source of contamination and transmission

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 266-276

  Hastings, R ^a   Colles, F M ^b   McCarthy, N D ^b   Maiden, M C J ^b   Sheppard, S K ^b  

^a Wolverhampton Science Park   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Campylobacter; Chicken transportation crates; Genetic diversity; MLST

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; METAL IONS; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CHICKEN TRANSPORTATION CRATE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MULTI-LOCI SEQUENCE TYPING; POTENTIAL VECTORS; SANITIZATION; SILVER IONS;

BACTERIA;

BIOCIDE; SILVER;

ALLELE; BACTERIUM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; ION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POULTRY; SANITATION;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIRD; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATCHMENT; CATTLE; CHICKEN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; POULTRY; SANITATION; SHEEP; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WILD ANIMAL;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650105018     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04883.x     Document Type: Article

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