Molecular detection and genetic characterization of Arcobacter butzleri isolated from red-footed pet tortoises suspected for Campylobacter spp. from Grenada, West Indies

• Bhumika Sharma ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Bhumika Sharma, Katelyn Thille, Ravindra Nath Sharma

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: bsharma@sgu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1566-7284

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• Katelyn Thille ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Bhumika Sharma, Katelyn Thille, Ravindra Nath Sharma

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies

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• Vanessa Matthew Belmar ,

  Roles Investigation

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies

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• Roxanne Nicholas Thomas ,

  Roles Investigation

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies

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• Ravindra Nath Sharma

  Contributed equally to this work with: Bhumika Sharma, Katelyn Thille, Ravindra Nath Sharma

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grand Anse, Grenada, West Indies

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