Genome-wide fitness analyses of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni in in vitro and in vivo models

Abstract Campylobacter is the most common cause of foodborne bacterial illness worldwide. Faecal contamination of meat, especially chicken, during processing represents a key route of transmission to humans. There is a lack of insight into the mechanisms driving C. jejuni growth and survival within...

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Main Authors: Stefan P. de Vries, Srishti Gupta, Abiyad Baig, Elli Wright, Amy Wedley, Annette Nygaard Jensen, Lizeth LaCharme Lora, Suzanne Humphrey, Henrik Skovgård, Kareen Macleod, Elsa Pont, Dominika P. Wolanska, Joanna L’Heureux, Fredrick M. Mobegi, David G. E. Smith, Paul Everest, Aldert Zomer, Nicola Williams, Paul Wigley, Thomas Humphrey, Duncan J. Maskell, Andrew J. Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01133-4