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Emergence of a tetracycline-resistant Campylobacter jejuni clone associated with outbreaks of ovine abortion in the United States.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2008
Sahin Orhan, Plummer Paul J, Jordan Dianna M, Sulaj Kapllan, Pereira Sonia, Robbe-Austerman Suelee, Wang Liping, Yaeger Michael J, Hoffman Lorraine J, Zhang Qijing
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter infection is one of the major causes of ovine abortions worldwide. Historically, Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus was the major cause of Campylobacter-associated abortion in sheep; however, Campylobacter jejuni is increasingly associated with sheep abortions. We examined the species distribution, genotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibilities of abortion-associated Campylobacter isolates obtained...
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