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Enhanced biofilm formation and multi-host transmission evolve from divergent genetic backgrounds in Campylobacter jejuni.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2015
Pascoe Ben, Méric Guillaume, Murray Susan, Yahara Koji, Mageiros Leonardos, Bowen Ryan, Jones Nathan H, Jeeves Rose E, Lappin-Scott Hilary M, Asakura Hiroshi, Sheppard Samuel K
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Multicellular biofilms are an ancient bacterial adaptation that offers a protective environment for survival in hostile habitats. In microaerophilic organisms such as Campylobacter, biofilms play a key role in transmission to humans as the bacteria are exposed to atmospheric oxygen concentrations when leaving the reservoir host gut. Genetic determinants of biofilm formation differ between species, but little is...
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