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Infection of adult Syrian hamsters with flagellar variants of Campylobacter jejuni.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 1990
Aguero-Rosenfeld M E, Yang X H, Nachamkin I
Abstract excerpt
Two variants of Campylobacter jejuni IN1 differing in the expression of flagella, IN1 (Fla+ Mot+, wild type) and IN1-NM (Fla- Mot-), were tested for their ability to establish infection in adult hamsters. Animals were challenged intracecally with 2 X 10(9) to 5 X 10(10) CFU and monitored for evidence of infection. None of the challenged animals developed illness. There was a significant difference, however, in...
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