Article
Genotype dynamics of Campylobacter jejuni in a broiler flock.
Veterinary microbiology - 20 Mar 2005
Höök Helena, Fattah Mohammed Abdel, Ericsson Henrik, Vågsholm Ivar, Danielsson-Tham Marie-Louise
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the genotype diversity and dynamics of Campylobacter in a commercial broiler flock during rearing and slaughter. In total, 220 Campylobacter jejuni isolates collected on four sampling occasions during rearing and from routine sampling during slaughter were subtyped by SmaI macrorestriction and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, PFGE. Eight different SmaI types were found. During rearing, a...
Topics
- Animals
- Campylobacter Infections
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Cecum
- Chickens
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
