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Impaired fitness and transmission of macrolide-resistant Campylobacter jejuni in its natural host.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2012
Luangtongkum Taradon, Shen Zhangqi, Seng Virginia W, Sahin Orhan, Jeon Byeonghwa, Liu Peng, Zhang Qijing
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a major zoonotic pathogen transmitted to humans via the food chain and is prevalent in chickens, a natural reservoir for this pathogenic organism. Due to the importance of macrolide antibiotics in clinical therapy of human campylobacteriosis, development of macrolide resistance in Campylobacter has become a concern for public health. To facilitate the control of macrolide-resistant...
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