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Host-specific differences in the response of cultured macrophages to Campylobacter jejuni capsule and O-methyl phosphoramidate mutants.
Veterinary research - 9 Jan 2018
Kim Sungwon, Vela Andrea, Clohisey Sara M, Athanasiadou Spiridoula, Kaiser Pete, Stevens Mark P, Vervelde Lonneke
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Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide and human infections are frequently associated with handling and consumption of contaminated poultry. The polysaccharide capsule of C. jejuni plays important roles in colonisation of the chicken gut, invasion of epithelial cells and serum resistance and is subject to modification with O-methyl phosphoramidate (MeOPN) in...
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