title: DNA diversity among isolates of Campylobacter jejuni detected by PCR-based RAPD fingerprinting.
abstract: A PCR-based randomly amplified polymorphic DNA method was used to amplify Campylobacter jejuni DNA using a single oligonucleotide primer derived from either a homologous source or from Mycoplasma gallisepticum. The method was able to detect the heterogeneity of amplified DNA from human, chicken and turkey sources and can be used as a tool to study the epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: DaMassa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D014422:Turkeys
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial