Phenotypic and genotypic relationship between Campylobacter spp isolated from humans and chickens in Northern Ireland--a comparison of three phenotyping and two genotyping schemes.

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Human campylobacteriosis is currently the most common cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis on the island of Ireland, accounting for over 3,000 laboratory reports per year, where circa 2,000 reports originate from the Republic of Ireland and circa 1,000 reports from Northern Ireland. Elsewhere, consumption of contaminated poultry has been associated with the zoonotic transmission of disease, therefore it was...

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