Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni strains from Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the Antarctic region

Researchers report the first known isolation of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni in the Antarctic region. Three macaroni penguins on Bird Island in the South Georgian archipelago were infected with the bacterium and the strains were similar to those found in the Northern hemisphere. It is not clea...

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Published in:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors: Broman, T., Bergstrom, S., On, S.L.W., Palmgren, H., McCafferty, D.J., Sellin, M., Olsen, B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2000
Subjects:
Antarctic
Bird Island
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Online Access:https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/49063/
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Summary:Researchers report the first known isolation of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni in the Antarctic region. Three macaroni penguins on Bird Island in the South Georgian archipelago were infected with the bacterium and the strains were similar to those found in the Northern hemisphere. It is not clear how the bacterium was introduced into this remote area.

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