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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2000, p. 874-876, Vol. 38, No. 2
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Genetic Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni O:41 Isolates in Relation with Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Trudy M. Wassenaar,1,2,3,* Benjamin N. Fry,2 Albert J. Lastovica,1 Jaap A. Wagenaar,3 Peter J. Coloe,2 and Birgitta Duim3

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.

* 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.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, February 2000, p. 874-876, Vol. 38, No. 2
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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