A comparison of molecular technologies and genomotyping for tracing and strain characterization of Campylobacter isolates

conference paper
2011
Vossen, J. van der

Keijser, B.

Schuren, F.

Nocker, A.

Montijn, R.
Thermophilic Campylobacter species are the most common cause of gastroenteritis in developed countries. Campylobacter spp. are ubiquitous in nature and widespread in livestock. Infections occur sporadically, and are believed to occur through consumption of contaminated meat products and from environmental sources. DNA-based techniques are essential for tracing origins of pathogens, and thereby for control over infection. This chapter provides an overview of existing technologies for characterizing Campylobacter isolates, in comparison to the use of pan-genomic microarrays. It is clear that microarray tools allow insight in the genetic factors important for host specificity, virulence, adaptation and antibiotic resistance.
Topics
CampylobacterComparative genome hybridization (CGH)DNAGenomotypingHorizontal gene transferMicroarrayMulti-locus sequence typingPathogenTracing
TNO Identifier
461869
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:ed82678a-b7bc-41cd-b455-898dbc476b0d
ISBN
978-1-84569-496-8
Publisher
Woodhead
Source title
Tracing pathogens in the food chain
Editor(s)
Brul, S.
Fratamico, P.M.
McMeekin, T.A.
Pages
263-274
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