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Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni in Ecuadorian broilers at slaughter age.
Poultry science - 1 Jul 2017
Vinueza-Burgos Christian, Wautier Magali, Martiny Delphine, Cisneros Marco, Van Damme Inge, De Zutter Lieven
Abstract excerpt
Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. are a major cause of foodborne gastrointestinal infections worldwide. The linkage of human campylobacteriosis and poultry has been widely described. In this study we aimed to investigate the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of C. coli and C. jejuni in broilers from Ecuador. Caecal content from 379 randomly selected broiler batches originating from 115...
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