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Campylobacter coli pulsed field gel electrophoresis genotypic diversity among sows and piglets in a farrowing barn.
Current microbiology - 1 Aug 2002
Hume Michael E, Droleskey Robert E, Sheffield Cynthia L, Harvey Roger B
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Genotypes of Campylobacter coli isolates from feces of three sows and rectal swabs of 17 piglets were examined by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). All of the animals originated from a single farrowing barn of a farrow-to-finish swine operation. Five Campylobacter colonies were picked from a single agar plate for each sample after broth enrichment and growth on Campy-Cefex agar. Genotypes were examined by...
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