Sequence typing and comparison of population biology of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on January 01, 2005

Authors

Kate E Dingle1, Frances M Colles, Daniel Falush, Martin C J Maiden

Author Affiliations

1: Nuffield Department of Clinical Sciences, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom. kate.dingle@ndcls.ox.ac.uk

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