Clonal Distribution and Virulence of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Blood

oleh: Benjamin Feodoroff, Caroline P.A. de Haan, Patrik Ellström, Seppo Sarna, Marja-Liisa Hänninen, Hilpi Rautelin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01

Deskripsi

Campylobacter jejuni bacteria are highly diverse enteropathogens. Seventy-three C. jejuni isolates from blood collected in Finland were analyzed by multilocus sequence typing and serum resistance. Approximately half of the isolates belonged to the otherwise uncommon sequence type 677 clonal complex. Isolates of this clonal complex were more resistant than other isolates to human serum.