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Comparative analysis of human and canine Campylobacter upsaliensis isolates by amplified fragment length polymorphism.

Damborg P, Guardabassi L, Pedersen K, Kokotovic B

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. peda@life.ku.dk

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.

Published 4 April 2008 in J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1504-6.
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