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Dynamics of Campylobacter colonization of a natural host, Sturnus vulgaris (European starling).
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2009
Colles F M, McCarthy N D, Howe J C, Devereux C L, Gosler A G, Maiden M C J
Abstract excerpt
Wild European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) shed Campylobacter at high rates, suggesting that they may be a source of human and farm animal infection. A survey of Campylobacter shedding of 957 wild starlings was undertaken by culture of faecal specimens and genetic analysis of the campylobacters isolated: shedding rates were 30.6% for Campylobacter jejuni, 0.6% for C. coli and 6.3% for C. lari. Genotyping by...
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