Campylobacter jejuni multilocus sequence types in humans, northwest England, 2003-2004.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 12(10): 1500-7, 2006 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17176563
ABSTRACT
Detailed understanding of the epidemiology of Campylobacter is increasingly facilitated through use of universal and reproducible techniques for accurate strain differentiation and subtyping. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) enables discriminatory subtyping and grouping of isolate types into genetically related clonal complexes; it also has the advantage of ease of application and repeatability. Recent studies suggest that a measure of host association may be distinguishable with this system. We describe the first continuous population-based survey to investigate the potential of MLST to resolve questions of campylobacteriosis epidemiology. We demonstrate the ability of MLST to identify variations in the epidemiology of campylobacteriosis between distinct populations and describe the distribution of key subtypes of interest.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Campylobacter Infections
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Campylobacter jejuni
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom