Evidence for Horizontal and Vertical Transmission in Campylobacter Passage from Hen to Her Progeny

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1896-1902

  Cox, N A ^a   Richardson, L J ^a   Maurer, J J ^b   Berrang, M E ^a   Fedorka Cray, P J ^a   Buhr, R J ^a   Byrd, J A ^c   Lee, M D ^b   Hofacre, C L ^b   O'Kane, P M ^b   Lammerding, A M ^d   Clark, A G ^e   Thayer, S G ^b   Doyle, M P ^f  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICK; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HEN; HUMAN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SWEATING; TRANSOVARIAL TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84891835721     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028.JFP-11-322     Document Type: Article

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