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The Helical Shape of Campylobacter jejuni Promotes In Vivo Pathogenesis by Aiding Transit through Intestinal Mucus and Colonization of Crypts.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2016
Stahl Martin, Frirdich Emilisa, Vermeulen Jenny, Badayeva Yuliya, Li Xiaoxia, Vallance Bruce A, Gaynor Erin C
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni is a helix-shaped enteric bacterial pathogen and a common cause of gastroenteritis. We recently developed a mouse model for this human pathogen utilizing the SIGIRR-deficient mouse strain, which exhibits significant intestinal inflammation in response to intestinal C. jejuni infection. In the current study, this mouse model was used to define whether C. jejuni's characteristic helical shape...
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