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Molecular evidence for zoonotic transmission of an emergent, highly pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni clone in the United States.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Sahin Orhan, Fitzgerald Collette, Stroika Steven, Zhao Shaohua, Sippy Rachel J, Kwan Patrick, Plummer Paul J, Han Jing, Yaeger Michael J, Zhang Qijing
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a major zoonotic pathogen. A highly virulent, tetracycline-resistant C. jejuni clone (clone SA) has recently emerged in ruminant reservoirs and has become the predominant cause of sheep abortion in the United States. To determine whether clone SA is associated with human disease, we compared the clinical isolates of clone SA from sheep abortions with the human isolates of the PulseNet...
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