TABLE 2.
Genotypes of Campylobacter isolates from poultry and broiler shed header tanks determined at second farm sampling
| Farm | Testing date (mo, yr) | Shed no. | Genotype(s)a (STs) of isolate(s) from:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickens | Header tank | |||
| A | May 2000 | 3 | 573 | 267 |
| B | February 2002 | 4 | NT | — |
| C | February 2002 | 1 | NT | — |
| E | December 2001 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 5 | 573 |
| F | February 2002 | 3 | 45 | 230, 1674 |
| J | March 2002 | 5 | 51, 267 | 137, 267, 1673 |
| J | March 2002 | 6 | 53, 267 | 51, 53, 267 |
| J | March 2002 | 7 | 51, 53, 573 | 573 |
| K | February 2002 | 1, 2 | NT | — |
| M | November 2001 | 8 | NT | — |
a
NT, Campylobacter positive but not tested by MLST. —, Campylobacter negative. Bold type indicates matching STs between birds and the header tank in the same broiler shed. The header tank at farm E fed all four sheds.