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Campylobacter concisus: an evaluation of certain phenotypic and genotypic characteristics.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Engberg J, Bang D D, Aabenhus R, Aarestrup F M, Fussing V, Gerner-Smidt P
Abstract excerpt
The clinical relevance of Campylobacter concisus in gastrointestinal disease has not been determined definitively. This study investigated the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of 39 C. concisus isolates from Danish patients with diarrhoea, three isolates from healthy individuals and the type strain. A cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)-like effect on Vero cells was observed in 35 (90%) isolates from...
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