Bovine Campylobacter jejuni strains differ from human and chicken strains in an analysis of certain molecular genetic markers.
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SUBMITTER: Gonzalez M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2643571 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
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Bovine Campylobacter jejuni strains differ from human and chicken strains in an analysis of certain molecular genetic markers.
Gonzalez Manuel M Hakkinen Marjaana M Rautelin Hilpi H Hänninen Marja-Liisa ML
Applied and environmental microbiology 20081219 4
The association of four new genetic markers with a chicken, bovine, or human host was studied among 645 Campylobacter jejuni isolates. The gamma-glutamate transpeptidase gene and dmsA were common in human and chicken isolates but uncommon among bovine isolates. In the t test, bovine isolates differed significantly (P < 0.05) from human and chicken isolates. ...[more]
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