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Molecular-Based Identification and Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli

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Public Health Microbiology

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 268))

Abstract

Thermophilic Campylobacter spp., mainly Campylobacter jejuni and to a lesser extent C. coli are recognized as the most common bacteriological causes of gastroenteritis in humans (1). As enteric infection with Campylobacter organisms cannot be distinguished from that caused by other enteric pathogens, a definitive diagnosis can only be made by isolating or detecting the organism from the feces. The epidemiology of Campylobacter enteritis has been complicated by the ubiquitous nature of the organism (commonly found as a commensal in the intestines of domestic animals, in milk, and in water). Furthermore, identification is carried out only to genus level by most clinical laboratories.

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  1. Molecular Diagnostics Unit, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishoptown, Cork, Ireland

    Brigid Lucey & Fiona O’Halloran

  2. Centre for Food Safety, Faculties of Agriculture, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine, University College, Belfiold, Dublin, Ireland

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Lucey, B., O’Halloran, F., Fanning, S. (2004). Molecular-Based Identification and Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli . In: Spencer, J.F.T., Ragout de Spencer, A.L. (eds) Public Health Microbiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 268. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-766-1:033

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