Surveillance study uncovers heightened prevalence of Campylobacter jejuni ST-45 in surface waters and early summer infections, highlighting its role in environmental transmission.
In a study of Campylobacter infection in northwestern England, 2003-2006, C. jejuni multilocus sequence type (ST)-45 was associated with early summer onset and was the most prevalent C. jejuni type in surface waters. ST-45 is likely more adapted to survival outside a host, making it a key driver of transmission between livestock, environmental, and human settings.
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