Host-associated genetic import in Campylobacter jejuni.(RESEARCH)(Disease/Disorder overview) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: February 1, 2007| Author: Bagnall, Mary C.; Colles, Frances M.; Dingle, Kate E.; Falush, Daniel; Maiden, Martin C.J.; Manning, Georgina; McCarthy, Noel D. | COPYRIGHT 2007 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Host association of Campylobacter jejuni was analyzed by using multilocus sequence typing data for 713 isolates from chickens and bovids (cattle and sheep). Commonly used summary measures of genotypes (sequence type and clonal complex) showed poor accuracy, but a method using the full allelic profile showed 80% accuracy in distinguishing isolates from these 2 host groups. We explored the biologic basis of more accurate results with allelic profiles. Strains isolated from specific h...