Identification of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> genes involved in commensal colonization of the chick gastrointestinal tract

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Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans in developed countries throughout the world. This bacterium frequently promotes a commensal lifestyle in the gastrointestinal tracts of many animals including birds and consumption or handling of poultry meats is a prevalent source of C. jejuni for infection in humans. To understand how the bacterium promotes commensalism, we used...

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