Avian Intestinal Mucus Modulates Campylobacter jejuni Gene Expression in a Host-Specific Manner

Avian Intestinal Mucus Modulates Campylobacter jejuni Gene Expression in a Host-Specific Manner

Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in humans worldwide. However, C. jejuni naturally colonizes poultry without causing pathology where it resides deep within mucus of the cecal crypts. Mucus may modulate the pathogenicity of C. jejuni in a species-specific manner,...

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Main Authors: Torey Looft, Guohong Cai, Biswa Choudhury, Lisa X. Lai, John D. Lippolis, Timothy A. Reinhardt, Matthew J. Sylte, Thomas A. Casey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Campylobacter jejuni
mucus
gene expression
RNAseq
antisense RNA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03215/full

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