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Molecular epidemiology and characterization of Campylobacter spp. isolated from wild bird populations in northern England.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2009
Hughes Laura A, Bennett Malcolm, Coffey Peter, Elliott John, Jones Trevor R, Jones Richard C, Lahuerta-Marin Angela, Leatherbarrow A Howard, McNiffe Kenny, Norman David, Williams Nicola J, Chantrey Julian
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Campylobacter infections have been reported at prevalences ranging from 2 to 50% in a range of wild bird species, although there have been few studies that have investigated the molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. Consequently, whether wild birds are a source of infection in humans or domestic livestock or are mainly recipients of domestic animal strains and whether separate cycles of infection occur...
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