Comparative analysis of human and canine Campylobacter upsaliensis isolates by amplified fragment length polymorphism.
Human (n = 33) and canine (n = 53) Campylobacter upsaliensis isolates from seven countries were genotyped by a new amplified fragment length polymorphism method. We observed 100% typeability and high overall diversity. The majority of human strains (23/33) clustered separately from canine strains, indicating that dogs may not be the main source of human infection.
Damborg
Peter
P
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. peda@life.ku.dk
Guardabassi
Luca
L
Pedersen
Karl
K
Kokotovic
Branko
B
D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004285:Dogs; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015203:Reproducibility of Results