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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4870-4872, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4870-4872.2003
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Temporal and Geographical Distribution and Overlap of Penner Heat-Stable Serotypes and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Collected from Humans and Chickens in Finland during a Seasonal Peak

Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,¹ Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Haartman Institute and Helsinki University Central Hospital Laboratory Diagnostics, 00014 University of Helsinki,² National Veterinary and Food Research Institute, 00581 Helsinki, Finland³

Received 31 March 2003/ Returned for modification 12 May 2003/ Accepted 8 July 2003

The association of Penner heat-stable serotypes and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of 208 human and 30 chicken Campylobacter jejuni isolates was studied. Overall, 46% of the human strains had overlapping sero- and genotype combinations with chicken strains. The percentage was reduced to 31% for strains that were considered temporally related. This suggests common environmental sources.

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