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Role of oxidative stress in C. jejuni inactivation during freeze-thaw treatment.
Current microbiology - 1 Feb 2009
Garénaux Amélie, Ritz Magali, Jugiau Florence, Rama Florence, Federighi Michel, de Jonge Rob
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni represents one of the leading causes of bacterial enteritis throughout the world. Poultry is an important source of C. jejuni. Despite hygiene measures taken in the production chain, C. jejuni is frequently isolated from poultry meat. C. jejuni is a microaerophilic pathogen, affected by oxidative stress. Freeze-thaw treatment induces cell death by several mechanisms, including oxidative...
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