Molecular evidence for the thriving of Campylobacter jejuni ST-4526 in Japan.

Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. This study aimed at a better understanding of the genetic diversity of this pathogen disseminated in Japan. We performed multilocus sequence typing (MLST) of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from different sources (100 human, 6...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Asakura, Holger Brüggemann, Samuel K Sheppard, Tomoya Ekawa, Thomas F Meyer, Shigeki Yamamoto, Shizunobu Igimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492356?pdf=render