Abstract
Supplementing Campylobacter spp. multilocus sequence typing with nucleotide sequence typing of 3 antigen genes increased the discriminatory index achieved from 0.975 to 0.992 among 620 clinical isolates from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. This enhanced typing scheme enabled identification of clusters and retained data required for long-range epidemiologic comparisons of isolates.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Typing Techniques / methods*
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Base Sequence
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Campylobacter / classification*
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Campylobacter / genetics*
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Campylobacter / isolation & purification
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Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
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Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
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Campylobacter coli / classification
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Campylobacter coli / genetics
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Campylobacter coli / isolation & purification
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Campylobacter jejuni / classification
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Campylobacter jejuni / genetics
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Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Foodborne Diseases / microbiology
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Genes, Bacterial
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Humans
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Molecular Epidemiology
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United Kingdom / epidemiology