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Wild bird-associated Campylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Environmental microbiology reports - 1 Oct 2015
Cody Alison J, McCarthy Noel D, Bray James E, Wimalarathna Helen M L, Colles Frances M, Jansen van Rensburg Melissa J, Dingle Kate E, Waldenström Jonas, Maiden Martin C J
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The contribution of wild birds as a source of human campylobacteriosis was investigated in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (UK) over a 10 year period. The probable origin of human Campylobacter jejuni genotypes, as described by multilocus sequence typing, was estimated by comparison with reference populations of isolates from farm animals and five wild bird families, using the STRUCTURE algorithm. Wild...
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