Article
Genome-wide insights into population structure and host specificity of Campylobacter jejuni.
Scientific reports - 14 May 2021
Epping Lennard, Walther Birgit, Piro Rosario M, Knüver Marie-Theres, Huber Charlotte, Thürmer Andrea, Flieger Antje, Fruth Angelika, Janecko Nicol, Wieler Lothar H, Stingl Kerstin, Semmler Torsten
Abstract excerpt
The zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is among the leading causes of foodborne diseases worldwide. While C. jejuni colonises many wild animals and livestock, persistence mechanisms enabling the bacterium to adapt to host species' guts are not fully understood. In order to identify putative determinants influencing host preferences of distinct lineages, bootstrapping based on stratified random sampling...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Campylobacter Infections
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Canada
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Environmental
- Foodborne Diseases
- Genes, Bacterial
- Germany
