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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2000, p. 874-876, Vol. 38, No. 2
Department of Medical Microbiology,
University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape 7925, South
Africa1; Department of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, RMIT University, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia2; and Department of
Bacteriology, Institute for Animal Science and Health
(ID-Lelystad), 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands3
Received 30 June 1999/Returned for modification 23 August
1999/Accepted 13 November 1999
Campylobacter jejuni O:41 strains are found in
association with Guillain-Barré syndrome in South Africa. Strains
of this serotype collected over 17 years were characterized by
amplified fragment length polymorphism and flagellin typing to
determine their clonal nature. Despite minor variation in GM1
expression, all of the strains were genetically indistinguishable,
indicating that they are representative of a genetically stable clone.
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Genetic Characterization of Campylobacter
jejuni O:41 Isolates in Relation with Guillain-Barré
Syndrome
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Corresponding author. Present address: Johannes
Gutenberg University, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene,
Hochhaus am Augustusplatz, 55101 Mainz, Germany. Phone: 49 6131 177341. Fax: 49 6131 392359. E-mail: wassen{at}mail.uni-mainz.de.
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