Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni subsp jejuni from macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the subantarctic region

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Broman, T
Bergström, S
On, SLW
Palmgren, H
McCafferty, DJ
Sellin, M
Olsen, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Umea Univ, Dept Infect Dis, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[2] Umea Univ, Dept Microbiol, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[3] Umea Univ, Dept Bacteriol, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[4] Danish Vet Lab, DK-1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark
[5] Kalmar Cty Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, SE-38195 Kalmar, Sweden
[6] British Antarctic Survey, NERC, Cambridge CB3 0ET, England
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10.1128/AEM.66.1.449-452.2000
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
On Bird Island, South Georgia, albatrosses (n = 140), penguins (n = 100), and fur seals (n = 206) were sampled for Campylobacter jejuni. C. jejuni subsp. jejuni was recovered from three macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). These isolates, the first reported for the subantarctic region, showed low genetic diversity and high similarity to Northern Hemisphere C. jejuni isolates, possibly suggesting recent introduction to the area.
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