Article
Phenotypic diversity of Campylobacter isolates from sporadic cases of human enteritis in the UK.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Wareing D R A, Bolton F J, Fox A J, Wright P A, Greenway D L A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The aim of this study was to identify and subtype a large collection of isolates of Campylobacter spp. to quantify diversity among strains causing human disease from geographically diverse sources in the United Kingdom. METHODS AND RESULTS: Isolates were characterized by the Penner serotyping scheme, Preston phage typing and biotyping methods. The diversity index calculated from the combined results of all...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Bacteriophage Typing
- Campylobacter
- Campylobacter Infections
- Enteritis
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Serotyping
- United Kingdom
