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An examination of the diversity of a novel Campylobacter reservoir.
Archives of microbiology - 1 Jul 2006
Snelling William J, McKenna James P, Hack Catherine J, Moore John E, Dooley James S G
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The diversity of eukaryotic populations, in particular protozoa, in the water supplies of intensively reared broilers has not been previously studied. This important food-rearing environment was screened for the molecular diversity of eukaryotes by the analysis of PCR-amplified 18S rRNA. DNA was extracted from filtered water samples that were collected from the poultry drinking water systems of five farms. The...
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