Core Genome MLST for Source Attribution of Campylobacter coli.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter species are among the leading foodborne bacterial agents of human diarrheal illness. The majority of campylobacteriosis has been attributed to Campylobacter jejuni (85% or more), followed by Campylobacter coli (5-10%). The distribution of C. jejuni and C. coli varies by host organism, indicating that the contribution to human infection may differ between isolation sources. To address the relative contribution of each source to C. coli infections in humans, core genome multilocus sequence type with a 200-allele difference scheme (cgMLST₂₀₀) was used to determine cgMLST type for 3,432 C. coli isolated from food animals (n = 2,613), retail poultry meats (n = 389), human clinical settings (n = 285),

SUBMITTER: Harrison L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313984 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature