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Genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns in a campylobacter population isolated from poultry farms in Switzerland.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Wittwer M, Keller J, Wassenaar T M, Stephan R, Howald D, Regula G, Bissig-Choisat B
Abstract excerpt
The diversity and genetic interrelation of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolated from Swiss poultry were assessed by three independent typing methods. Samples were derived prior to slaughter from 100 randomly selected flocks (five birds per flock) raised on three different farm types. The observed flock prevalence was 54% in total, with 50% for conventional and 69% for free-range farms. Birds held on farms...
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