Article
First multi-locus sequence typing scheme for Arcobacter spp.
BMC microbiology - 14 Sept 2009
Miller William G, Wesley Irene V, On Stephen L W, Houf Kurt, Mégraud Francis, Wang Guilin, Yee Emma, Srijan Apichai, Mason Carl J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Arcobacter spp. are a common contaminant of food and water, and some species, primarily A. butzleri and A. cryaerophilus, have been isolated increasingly from human diarrheal stool samples. Here, we describe the first Arcobacter multilocus sequence typing (MLST) method for A. butzleri, A. cryaerophilus, A. skirrowii, A. cibarius and A. thereius. RESULTS: A sample set of 374 arcobacters, including 275...
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