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Effects of lipooligosaccharide inner core truncation on bile resistance and chick colonization by Campylobacter jejuni.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Iwata Taketoshi, Chiku Kazuhiro, Amano Ken-Ichi, Kusumoto Masahiro, Ohnishi-Kameyama Mayumi, Ono Hiroshi, Akiba Masato
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is the most common bacterium that causes diarrhea worldwide, and chickens are considered the main reservoir of this pathogen. This study investigated the effects of serial truncation of lipooligosaccharide (LOS), a major component of the outer membrane of C. jejuni, on its bile resistance and intestinal colonization ability in chickens. Genes encoding manno-heptose synthetases or...
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