Volume 14, Number 11—November 2008
Dispatch
Identification of Potential Environmentally Adapted Campylobacter jejuni Strain, United Kingdom
Will Sopwith
, Andrew Birtles, Margaret Matthews, Andrew Fox, Steven Gee, Michael Painter, Martyn Regan, Qutub Syed, and Eric Bolton
, Andrew Birtles, Margaret Matthews, Andrew Fox, Steven Gee, Michael Painter, Martyn Regan, Qutub Syed, and Eric BoltonTable 1
Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni recovered from river water samples in 2004 and 2005, showing clonal complex and ST*†
| Clonal complex/ST | Water isolates | Human cases | Prevalence among human cases, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST-45 | |||
| 45 | 21 | Y | 4.83 |
| 2405 | 2 | – | |
| 2406 | 1 | – | |
| 230 | 1 | – | |
| 714 | 1 | – | |
| 2219 | 1 | – | |
| 137 |
1 |
Y |
1.08 |
| ST-21 | |||
| 21 | 2 | Y | 9.37 |
| 53 | 1 | Y | 3.55 |
| UA |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-48 | |||
| 48 | 3 | Y | 3.85 |
| 475 |
1 |
Y |
1.48 |
| ST-42 | |||
| 42 | 2 | Y | 1.38 |
| 1751 |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-1332 | |||
| 2404 | 1 | – | |
| 696 |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-508 | |||
| 2187 |
2 |
– |
|
| ST-179 | |||
| 220 |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-460 | |||
| 606 |
1 |
Y |
0.10 |
| ST-403 | |||
| 415 |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-658 | |||
| UA |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-677 | |||
| 677 |
1 |
Y |
0.69 |
| ST-257 | |||
| 257 |
1 |
Y |
9.76 |
| ST-1388 | |||
| 177 |
1 |
– |
|
| ST-61 | |||
| 61 |
1 |
Y |
1.38 |
| UA | |||
| UA | 4 | – | |
| 448 | 2 | – | |
| 2408 | 1 | – | |
| 789 | 1 | – | |
| 947 | 1 | – | |
| 2407 |
1 |
– |
|
| Total | 61 |
*ST, sequence type; UA, unassigned or newly identified sequence type at time of publication; –, blank values.
†Those STs also found in human cases of C. jejuni among the study population are indicated with a Y and their prevalence indicated as a percentage of all typed cases of C. jejuni in the study population.
