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Multilocus sequence typing of human and canine C. upsaliensis isolates.
Veterinary microbiology - 15 Jun 2012
Parsons B N, Porter C J, Stavisky J H, Williams N J, Birtles R J, Miller W G, Hart C A, Gaskell R M, Dawson S
Abstract excerpt
Risk of Campylobacter infection in humans has been associated with many sources, including dogs. C. upsaliensis is the most common species found in canines, and has been occasionally isolated from symptomatic humans. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of 41 C. upsaliensis isolates carried by dogs and from nine isolates carried by humans using Multilocus sequence typing (MLST). We identified...
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