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ArticleScientific reports2019

Parallel sequencing of porA reveals a complex pattern of Campylobacter genotypes that differs between broiler and broiler breeder chickens.

Frances M Colles, Stephen G Preston, Kenneth Klingenberg Barfod, Patrik G Flammer, Martin C J Maiden, Adrian L Smith

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Frances M CollesDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK. frances.colles@zoo.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-2991
Stephen G PrestonDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK.
Kenneth Klingenberg BarfodDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK.
Patrik G FlammerDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-3411
Martin C J MaidenDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6321-5138
Adrian L SmithDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY, UK. adrian.smith@zoo.ox.ac.uk.

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N023803/1Wellcome Trust 087622
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chicken meat represents an important source of Campylobacter infections of humans world-wide. A better understanding of Campylobacter epidemiology in commercial chicken flocks will facilitate the development of more effective intervention strategies. We developed a gene-specific parallel sequencing approach that efficiently indicated genetic diversity in farm-derived samples and revealed Campylobacter genotypes that would not be detected using microbiological culture. Parallel sequencing of the porA nucleotide fragment identified a different pattern of diversity in broiler flocks compared with broiler-breeder flocks at both individual bird and flock levels. Amongst the flocks tested, broiler flocks and individual birds were dominated by one or two porA fragment types whereas co-dominance with up to six porA fragment types was evident in breeder birds. A high proportion (83.6-93.3%) of porA variants were shared between broiler and breeder flocks. The porA-based diversity profiling could be a useful addition to the repertoire of tools employed to attribute potential sources of contamination for broiler flocks, including the environment, wild animals or other chickens. This approach can be extended to include other loci within Campylobacter and developed for molecular epidemiology studies of other bacterial species.

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GenotypeAnimal HusbandryAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBacterial Typing TechniquesBase SequenceCampylobacterChickensMolecular EpidemiologyPorinsPoultry DiseasesBacterial ProteinsPorins

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