title: Identification of potential environmentally adapted Campylobacter jejuni strain, United Kingdom.
abstract: In a study of Campylobacter infection in northwestern England, 2003-2006, C. jejuni multilocus sequence type (ST)-45 was associated with early summer onset and was the most prevalent C. jejuni type in surface waters. ST-45 is likely more adapted to survival outside a host, making it a key driver of transmission between livestock, environmental, and human settings.
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency, North West, Liverpool, UK. will.sopwith@hpa.org.uk
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sopwith
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birtles
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Painter
authors.forename: Martyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Regan
authors.forename: Qutub
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*; D012621:Seasons; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014871:Water Microbiology