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Occurrence and strain diversity of thermophilic campylobacters in cattle of different age groups in dairy herds.
Letters in applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Nielsen E M
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AIMS: To investigate the occurrence and numbers of thermophilic campylobacters excreted by cattle in dairy herds, and to assess the strain diversity within herds. METHODS AND RESULTS: Faecal samples from 15 animals at each of 24 cattle farms were cultured quantitatively for thermophilic campylobacters and 23% of animals and 83% of farms were positive for Campylobacter jejuni. Young animals had a higher prevalence...
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