title: Extended sequence typing of Campylobacter spp., United Kingdom.
abstract: Supplementing Campylobacter spp. multilocus sequence typing with nucleotide sequence typing of 3 antigen genes increased the discriminatory index achieved from 0.975 to 0.992 among 620 clinical isolates from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. This enhanced typing scheme enabled identification of clusters and retained data required for long-range epidemiologic comparisons of isolates.
authors.affiliation: John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Kate E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Dingle
authors.forename: Noel D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Alison J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cody
authors.forename: Tim E A
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Peto
authors.forename: Martin C J
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Maiden
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial