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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Ceelen, Liesbeth M.; Decostere, Annemie; Van den Bulck, Kathleen; On, Stephen L.W.; Baele, Margo; ... More +
Ceelen, Liesbeth M.; Decostere, Annemie; Van den Bulck, Kathleen; On, Stephen L.W.; Baele, Margo; Ducatelle, Richard; Haesebrouck, Freddy; Less -
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A total of 110 broilers from 11 flocks were tested for Helicobacter pullorum by polymerase chain reaction; positive samples were reexamined with a conventional isolation method. H. pullorum isolates were examined by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting for interstrain genetic diversity and relatedness. Sixteen isolates from cecal samples from 2 different flocks were obtained. AFLP analysis showed that these isolates and 4 additional isolates from a different flock clustered according to their origin, which indicates that H. pullorum colonization may occur with a single strain that disseminates throughout the flock. Strains isolated from different hosts or geographic sources displayed a distinctive pattern. H. pullorum is present in approximately one third of live chickens in Belgium and may represent a risk to human health.
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Abattoirs
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
Animals
Belgium
Cecum
Chickens
Helicobacter
Helicobacter Infections
Helicobacter Pullorum
Isolation
PCR
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Poultry
Poultry Diseases
Research
Poultry
Research

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(2):263-267.;
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Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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