Molecular-based detection of non-culturable and emerging campylobacteria in patients presenting with gastroenteritis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 684-688

  Bullman, S ^a   O'Leary, J ^b   Corcoran, D ^b   Sleator, R D ^a   Lucey, B ^a,b  

^a Munster Technological University   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atypical Campylobacter; gastroenteritis; non culturable; thermophilic Campylobacter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER HYOINTESTINALIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CAMPYLOBACTER UPSALIENSIS; CAMPYLOBACTER UREOLYTICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IRELAND; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84858032575     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000859     Document Type: Article

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