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Critical role of LuxS in the virulence of Campylobacter jejuni in a guinea pig model of abortion.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2012
Plummer Paul, Sahin Orhan, Burrough Eric, Sippy Rachel, Mou Kathy, Rabenold Jessica, Yaeger Mike, Zhang Qijing
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies on Campylobacter jejuni have demonstrated the role of LuxS in motility, cytolethal distending toxin production, agglutination, and intestinal colonization; however, its direct involvement in virulence has not been reported. In this study, we demonstrate a direct role of luxS in the virulence of C. jejuni in two different animal hosts. The IA3902 strain, a highly virulent sheep abortion strain...
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