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Avian reservoirs and zoonotic potential of the emerging human pathogen Helicobacter canadensis

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Summary, in English

A polyphasic identification approach was used to investigate the taxonomic position of Campylobacter-like isolates recovered from barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and Canada geese (Branta candensis). Seven strains were selected from a collection of 21 isolates and analyzed by extensive phenotypic testing; four strains were characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The results clearly identified the bird isolates as Helicobacter canadensis, recently described as an emerging human pathogen. This is the first report of an animal reservoir for this organism and of its presence in Europe and confirms the zoonotic potential of H. canadensis.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

7523-7526

Publication/Series

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volume

69

Issue

12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Topic

  • Biological Sciences
  • Ecology

Status

Published

Research group

  • Molecular Ecology and Evolution Lab

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0099-2240