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Phenotypic and genotypic evidence for L-fucose utilization by Campylobacter jejuni.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2011
Muraoka Wayne T, Zhang Qijing
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni remains among the leading causes of bacterial food-borne illness. The current understanding of Campylobacter physiology suggests that it is asaccharolytic and is unable to catabolize exogenous carbohydrates. Contrary to this paradigm, we provide evidence for l-fucose utilization by C. jejuni. The fucose phenotype, shown in chemically defined medium, is strain specific and linked to an 11-open...
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