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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Four Campylobacter strains Isolated from Gull Excreta collected from Hobie Beach (Oxnard, CA, USA)
Citation:
Gomez-Alvarez, V., N. Ashbolt, J. Griffith, J. Santo Domingo, AND J. Lu. Whole-Genome Sequencing of Four Campylobacter strains Isolated from Gull Excreta collected from Hobie Beach (Oxnard, CA, USA). Microbiology Resource Announcements. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 8(32):e00560-19, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00560-19
Impact/Purpose:
Campylobacter species are Gram-negative spiral, non-spore-forming, chemoorganotrophs, and members of the Epsilonproteobacteria class, which grow under microaerobic conditions. Several Campylobacter species are recognized among the leading cause of bacterial foodborne infection diseases worldwide and are common inhabitants of the intestine of many wild and domestic avian species. Although the risk from water impacted by California gulls is low for the community, advances in genomic analysis of potentially human infectious Campylobacter spp. in gull excreta may provide additional information to estimate the risks posed by non-sewage fecal sources.
Description:
Campylobacter spp. are commensal organisms in avian species and are recognized as the leading cause of bacterial foodborne diarrheal disease worldwide. We report the draft genome of two Campylobacter volucris strains, and single isolates of C. lari, and C. jejuni isolated from California gull (Larus californicus) excreta collected from a southern California beach.
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DOI: Whole-Genome Sequencing of Four Campylobacter strains Isolated from Gull Excreta collected from Hobie Beach (Oxnard, CA, USA)
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