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Comparative genomic analysis of clinical strains of Campylobacter jejuni from South Africa.
PloS one - 23 Apr 2008
Quiñones Beatriz, Guilhabert Magalie R, Miller William G, Mandrell Robert E, Lastovica Albert J, Parker Craig T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis and is also associated with the post-infectious neuropathies, Guillain-Barré and Miller Fisher syndromes. In the Cape Town area of South Africa, C. jejuni strains with Penner heat-stable (HS) serotype HS:41 have been observed to be overrepresented among cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The present study examined the genetic content of a...
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