Campylobacter Abundance in Breastfed Infants and Identification of a New Species in the Global Enterics Multicenter Study

Autor: Xiaoming Bian, Jolene M. Garber, Kerry K. Cooper, Steven Huynh, Jennifer Jones, Michael K. Mills, Daniel Rafala, Dilruba Nasrin, Karen L. Kotloff, Craig T. Parker, Sharon M. Tennant, William G. Miller, Christine M. Szymanski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: mSphere, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2379-5042
DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00735-19
Popis: ABSTRACT Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial diarrhea worldwide and is associated with high rates of mortality and growth stunting in children inhabiting low- to middle-resource countries. To better understand the impact of breastfeeding on Campylobacter infection in infants in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, we examined fecal microbial compositions, bacterial isolates, and their carbohydrate metabolic pathways in Campylobacter-positive infants
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