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pVir and Bloody Diarrhea in Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis

The plasmid pVir may play a role in the virulence of Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis. The pVir plasmid was identified in 17% of 104 C. jejuni clinical isolates studied and was significantly associated with the occurrence of blood in patient stool, a marker of invas...

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Autores principales: Tracz, Dobryan M., Keelan, Monika, Ahmed-Bentley, Jasmine, Gibreel, Amera, Kowalewska-Grochowska, Kinga, Taylor, Diane E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15963277
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1106.041052