Temporal and geographical distribution and overlap of Penner heat-stable serotypes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni isolates collected from humans and chickens in Finland during a seasonal peak.
The association of Penner heat-stable serotypes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of 208 human and 30 chicken Campylobacter jejuni isolates was studied. Overall, 46% of the human strains had overlapping sero- and genotype combinations with chicken strains. The percentage was reduced to 31% for strains that were considered temporally related. This suggests common environmental sources.
Kärenlampi
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Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. rauni.karenlampi@helsinki.fi
Rautelin
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Hakkinen
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Hänninen
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ML
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002645:Chickens; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping