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Lack of evidence for vertical transmission of Campylobacter spp. in chickens.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2006
Callicott Kenneth A, Friethriksdóttir Vala, Reiersen Jarle, Lowman Ruff, Bisaillon Jean-Robert, Gunnarsson Eggert, Berndtson Eva, Hiett Kelli L, Needleman David S, Stern Norman J
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of bacterial food-borne infection in the industrial world. There is evidence that C. jejuni is present in eggs and hatchery fluff, opening the possibility for vertical transmission from hens to progeny. Poultry operations in Iceland provide an excellent opportunity to study this possibility, since breeding flocks are established solely from eggs imported from grandparent...
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