Phage typing of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> and <i>Campylobacter coli</i> and its use as an adjunct to serotyping

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Campylobacter is the most commonly reported cause of gastro-intestinal infection in England and Wales, with over 50,000 reported cases in 1997. The majority of human campylobacter isolates in England and Wales are C. jejuni (c. 90%) with most of the remainder being C. coli. We describe the use of phage typing as an extension to serotyping for more detailed characterization within these two species. The scheme was...

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