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Whole-genome sequencing of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from Danish routine human stool samples reveals surprising degree of clustering.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2018
Joensen K G, Kuhn K G, Müller L, Björkman J T, Torpdahl M, Engberg J, Holt H M, Nielsen H L, Petersen A M, Ethelberg S, Nielsen E M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Outbreaks of Campylobacter are traditionally considered to be rare; however, rather than being the true nature of the disease, this may reflect our present inability to detect them. The aim of this study was to determine the genetic and epidemiological degree of clustering among Campylobacter jejuni isolates from Danish patients. METHODS: Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was applied to 245 C. jejuni...
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