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EptC of Campylobacter jejuni mediates phenotypes involved in host interactions and virulence.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 2013
Cullen Thomas W, O'Brien John P, Hendrixson David R, Giles David K, Hobb Rhonda I, Thompson Stuart A, Brodbelt Jennifer S, Trent M Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a natural commensal of the avian intestinal tract. However, the bacterium is also the leading cause of acute bacterial diarrhea worldwide and is implicated in development of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Like many bacterial pathogens, C. jejuni assembles complex surface structures that interface with the surrounding environment and are involved in pathogenesis. Recent work in C. jejuni...
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