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Importance of polyphosphate kinase 1 for Campylobacter jejuni viable-but-nonculturable cell formation, natural transformation, and antimicrobial resistance.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2009
Gangaiah Dharanesh, Kassem Issmat I, Liu Zhe, Rajashekara Gireesh
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Campylobacter jejuni, a gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium, is a predominant cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Although considered fragile and fastidious and lacking many classical stress response mechanisms, C. jejuni exhibits a remarkable capacity for survival and adaptation, successfully infecting humans and persisting in the environment. Consequently, understanding the physiological and...
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