Genetic characterization of Campylobacter jejuni O : 41 isolates in relation with Guillain-Barre syndrome

Authors
Wassenaar, TM Fry, BN Lastovica, AJ Wagenaar, JA Coloe, PJ Duim, B
Citation
Tm. Wassenaar et al., Genetic characterization of Campylobacter jejuni O : 41 isolates in relation with Guillain-Barre syndrome, J CLIN MICR, 38(2), 2000, pp. 874-876
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
874 - 876
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200002)38:2<874:GCOCJO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni O:41 strains are found in association with Guillain-Ba rre syndrome in South Africa. Strains of this serotype collected over 17 pa rs were characterized by amplified fragment length polymorphism and flagell in typing to determine their clonal nature. Despite minor variation in GM1 expression, all of the strains were genetically indistinguishable, indicati ng that they are representative of a genetically stable clone.