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Genotyping Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from the gut and oviduct of laying hens.
Avian diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Camarda A, Newell D G, Nasti R, Di Modugnoa G
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni frequently colonizes the avian intestine. Recent evidence suggests that this organism can also colonize the oviduct of laying hens. However, the source and role of this colonization are unknown. Isolates from the ceca, cloacae, and oviducts of 11 laying hens in three intensive egg-producing flocks were genotyped by Fla typing with the restriction fragment length polymorphism of the polymerase...
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