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The long-term dynamics of Campylobacter colonizing a free-range broiler breeder flock: an observational study.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2015
Colles Frances M, McCarthy Noel D, Bliss Carly M, Layton Ruth, Maiden Martin C J
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A free-range broiler breeder flock was studied in order to determine the natural patterns of Campylobacter colonization over a period of 63 weeks. Campylobacter sequence types (STs) were not mutually exclusive and on average colonized only 17.7% of the birds tested at any time. Campylobacter STs typically reached a peak in prevalence upon initial detection in the flock before tailing off, although the ST and...
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