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Marked host specificity and lack of phylogeographic population structure of Campylobacter jejuni in wild birds.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2013
Griekspoor Petra, Colles Frances M, McCarthy Noel D, Hansbro Philip M, Ashhurst-Smith Chris, Olsen Björn, Hasselquist Dennis, Maiden Martin C J, Waldenström Jonas
Abstract excerpt
Zoonotic pathogens often infect several animal species, and gene flow among populations infecting different host species may affect the biological traits of the pathogen including host specificity, transmissibility and virulence. The bacterium Campylobacter jejuni is a widespread zoonotic multihost pathogen, which frequently causes gastroenteritis in humans. Poultry products are important transmission vehicles to...
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