Differences in the fecal concentrations and genetic diversities of Campylobacter jejuni populations among individual cows in two dairy herds

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 7564-7571

  Rapp, Delphine ^a   Ross, Colleen M ^a   Pleydell, Eve J ^b   Muirhead, Richard W ^c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COMMON CARRIERS; DAIRY COW; DAIRY FARMS; DAIRY HERDS; EXCRETION PATTERN; FECAL CONCENTRATIONS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; HUMAN INFECTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FARMS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; COLONIZATION; DAIRY FARMING; EXCRETION; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; FECES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 84868622936     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01783-12     Document Type: Article

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