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Genotypes and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter coli in fattening pigs.
Veterinary microbiology - 23 Mar 2012
Egger R, Korczak B M, Niederer L, Overesch G, Kuhnert P
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter coli is a food-borne zoonotic pathogen causing human gastroenteritis worldwide. The organism is a commensal in the intestine of many food production animals including fattening pigs. The role of the pig as a potential reservoir for C. coli affecting human either directly or via poultry has hardly been investigated and genetic characterization of porcine strains is needed to address this question....
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