Proximity to Other Commercial Turkey Farms Affects Colonization Onset, Genotypes, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Campylobacter spp. in Turkeys: Suggestive Evidence from a Paired-Farm Model.

is a leading foodborne pathogen, and poultry products are major vehicles for human disease. However, determinants impacting colonization in poultry remain poorly understood, especially with turkeys. Here, we used a paired-farm design to concurrently investigate colonization and strain types in two turkey breeds (Hybrid and Nicholas) at two farms in eastern North Carolina.