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The Absence of Cecal Colonization of Chicks by a Mutant of Campylobacter jejuni Not Expressing Bacterial Fibronectin-Binding Protein
1 Jul 1999
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of human gastrointestinal illness throughout the world. Infections with C. jejuni and Campylobacter coli are frequently acquired by eating undercooked chicken. The ability of C. jejuni to become established in the gastrointestinal tract of chickens is believed to involve binding of the bacterium to the gastrointestinal surface. A 37-kD outer membrane protein, termed CadF,...
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