Clonal Distribution and Virulence of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Blood

Authors :: Benjamin Feodoroff
Caroline P.A. de Haan
Patrik Ellström
Seppo Sarna
Marja-Liisa Hänninen
Hilpi Rautelin
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 10, Pp 1653-1655 (2013)
Publication Year :: 2013
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013.
Abstract: 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.