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Host adaption to the bacteriophage carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Brathwaite Kelly J, Siringan Patcharin, Connerton Phillippa L, Connerton Ian F
Abstract excerpt
The carrier state of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni represents an alternative life cycle whereby virulent bacteriophages can persist in association with host bacteria without commitment to lysogeny. Host bacteria exhibit significant phenotypic changes that improve their ability to survive extra-intestinal environments, but exhibit growth-phase-dependent impairment in motility. We demonstrate that...
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