Publications
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| inhibition of clostridium perfringens by a novel strain of bacillus subtilis isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of healthy chickens. | the objectives of this study were to isolate beneficial strains of microorganisms from the gastrointestinal tracts of healthy chickens and to screen them against clostridium perfringens, a causative agent of necrotic enteritis in poultry. one of the bacteria isolated, a strain of bacillus subtilis, was found to possess an anticlostridial factor that could inhibit the c. perfringens atcc 13124 used in this study. the anticlostridial factor produced by b. subtilis pb6 was found to be fully or part ... | 2005 | 16085801 |
| discrimination of enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus pcr types of campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. | fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ft-ir) has been used together with pattern recognition methodology to study isolates belonging to the species campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni and to compare ft-ir typing schemes with established genomic profiles based on enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus pcr (eric-pcr). seventeen isolates were cultivated under standardized conditions for 2, 3, and 4 days to study variability and improve reproducibility. eric-pcr profiles and ft-i ... | 2005 | 16085819 |
| news and notes: an atypical campylobacter coli exhibiting unusual morphology. | campylobacter coli cells are characterized by a comma, or spiral shape, and a single polar flagellum. here we report stable spontaneous changes in morphology to an aflagellated straight rod. the ability to colonize the chick cecum was lost. the atypical cells were compared with the original c. coli 67 culture from which they were derived, with pcr, riboprinting, and pfge. | 2005 | 16091850 |
| a newly constructed primer pair for the pcr amplification, cloning and sequencing of the flagellin (flaa) gene from isolatesof urease-negative campylobacter lari. | a newly constructed primer pair (lari-af/lari-ar) designed to generate a product of the flagellin (flaa) gene for urease-negative campylobacter lari produced a pcr amplicon of about 1700 bp for 16 isolates from 7 seagulls, 5 humans, 3 food animals and one mussel in japan and northern ireland. nucleotide sequencing and alignments of the flaa amplicons from these isolates demonstrated that the deduced amino acid sequences of the possible open reading frame were 564-572 amino acid residues in lengt ... | 2005 | 16096687 |
| campylobacter spp., salmonella spp., verocytotoxic escherichia coli, and antibiotic resistance in indicator organisms in wild cervids. | faecal samples were collected, as part of the national health surveillance program for cervids (hop) in norway, from wild red deer, roe deer, moose and reindeer during ordinary hunting seasons from 2001 to 2003. samples from a total of 618 animals were examined for verocytotoxic e. coli (vtec); 611 animals for salmonella and 324 animals for campylobacter. a total of 50 samples were cultivated from each cervid species in order to isolate the indicator bacterial species e. coli and enterococcus fa ... | 2005 | 16108210 |
| identification of a new family of enzymes with potential o-acetylpeptidoglycan esterase activity in both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. | the metabolism of the rigid bacterial cell wall heteropolymer peptidoglycan is a dynamic process requiring continuous biosynthesis and maintenance involving the coordination of both lytic and synthetic enzymes. the o-acetylation of peptidoglycan has been proposed to provide one level of control on these activities as this modification inhibits the action of the major endogenous lytic enzymes, the lytic transglycosylases. the o-acetylation of peptidoglycan also inhibits the activity of the lysozy ... | 2005 | 16111493 |
| does age acquired immunity confer selective protection to common serotypes of campylobacter jejuni? | campylobacter infection is a major cause of bacterial gastrointestinal disease. exposure to campylobacter is known to produce an immune response in humans that can prevent future symptomatic infections. further, studies of the general population have shown that seroprevalence to campylobacter increases with age. | 2005 | 16117832 |
| identification and characterization of neub3 from campylobacter jejuni as a pseudaminic acid synthase. | campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli are the main causes of bacterial diarrhea worldwide, and helicobacter pylori is known to cause duodenal ulcers. in all of these pathogenic organisms, the flagellin proteins are heavily glycosylated with a 2-keto-3-deoxy acid, pseudaminic acid (5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-nonulosonic acid). the presence of pseudaminic acid is required for the proper development of the flagella and is thereby necessary for motility in, and invasi ... | 2005 | 16120604 |
| campylobacter coli: prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in antimicrobial-free (abf) swine production systems. | to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of campylobacter species in swine reared in the intensive and extensive antimicrobial-free (abf) production systems at farm and slaughter. in the abf system, antimicrobials are neither used for growth promotion nor therapeutic purposes. | 2005 | 16120624 |
| involvement of the cmeabc efflux pump in the macrolide resistance of campylobacter coli. | this study was conducted to examine the role of the cmeabc efflux pump in decreasing the susceptibility of campylobacter coli to macrolides and ketolides in the context of absence or presence of mutations in the 23s rrna genes. | 2005 | 16157618 |
| factors affecting the pressure resistance of some campylobacter species. | to compare pressure resistance between strains of campylobacter jejuni, campylobacter coli, campylobacter lari and campylobacter fetus, and to investigate the effect of suspending medium on pressure resistance of sensitive and more resistant strains. | 2005 | 16162138 |
| mortality following campylobacter infection: a registry-based linkage study. | campylobacteriosis is one of the most commonly identified causes of bacterial diarrheal disease and a common cause of gastroenteritis in travellers from developed nations. despite the widespread occurrence, there is little information on campylobacter mortality. | 2005 | 16162289 |
| acid-induced activation of the urease promoters is mediated directly by the arsrs two-component system of helicobacter pylori. | the nickel-containing enzyme urease is an essential colonization factor of the human gastric pathogen helicobacter pylori which enables the bacteria to survive the low-ph conditions of the stomach. transcription of the urease genes is positively controlled in response to increasing concentrations of nickel ions and acidic ph. here we demonstrate that acid-induced transcription of the urease genes is mediated directly by the arsrs two-component system. footprint analyses identify binding sites of ... | 2005 | 16177315 |
| multiplex pcr for identification of campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni from pure cultures and directly on stool samples. | a multiplex-pcr method, specifically designed for application in routine diagnostic laboratories, was developed for the detection of campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni. primers were directed towards the following loci: the hippuricase gene (hipo) characteristic of c. jejuni, a sequence partly covering an aspartokinase gene characteristic of c. coli, and a universal 16s rdna gene sequence serving as an internal positive control for the pcr. the method was tested on 47 c. coli strains and ... | 2005 | 16192435 |
| quantification of campylobacter spp. in chicken rinse samples by using flotation prior to real-time pcr. | real-time pcr is fast, sensitive, specific, and can deliver quantitative data; however, two disadvantages are that this technology is sensitive to inhibition by food and that it does not distinguish between dna originating from viable, viable nonculturable (vnc), and dead cells. for this reason, real-time pcr has been combined with a novel discontinuous buoyant density gradient method, called flotation, in order to allow detection of only viable and vnc cells of thermotolerant campylobacters in ... | 2005 | 16204485 |
| quantifying transmission of campylobacter spp. among broilers. | campylobacter species are frequently identified as a cause of human gastroenteritis, often from eating or mishandling contaminated poultry products. quantitative knowledge of transmission of campylobacter in broiler flocks is necessary, as this may help to determine the moment of introduction of campylobacter in broiler flocks more precisely. the aim of this study was to determine the transmission rate parameter in broiler flocks. four experiments were performed, each with four campylobacter-ino ... | 2005 | 16204486 |
| genomic diversity of campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni isolates recovered from free-range broiler farms and comparison with isolates of various origins. | in many industrialized countries, the incidence of campylobacteriosis exceeds that of salmonellosis. campylobacter bacteria are transmitted to humans mainly in food, especially poultry meat products. total prevention of campylobacter colonization in broiler flocks is the best way to reduce (or eliminate) the contamination of poultry products. the aim of this study was to establish the sources and routes of contamination of broilers at the farm level. molecular typing methods (dna macrorestrictio ... | 2005 | 16204541 |
| speciation of campylobacter coli, c. jejuni, c. helveticus, c. lari, c. sputorum, and c. upsaliensis by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. | multiple strains of campylobacter coli, c. jejuni, c. helveticus, c. lari, c. sputorum, and c. upsaliensis isolated from animal, clinical, or food samples have been analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (maldi-tof ms). whole bacterial cells were harvested from colonies or confluent growth on agar and transferred directly into solvent and then to a spot of dried 3-methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (matrix). multiple ions in the 5,000- to 15,000-da m ... | 2005 | 16204551 |
| differentiation of campylobacter populations as demonstrated by flagellin short variable region sequences. | the dna sequence of the flaa short variable region (svr) was used to analyze a random population of campylobacter isolates to investigate the weakly clonal population structure of members of the genus. the svr sequence from 197 strains of c. jejuni and c. coli isolated from humans, bovine, swine, and chickens identified a group of 43 strains containing disparate short variable region sequences compared to the rest of the population. this group contains both c. jejuni and c. coli strains but disp ... | 2005 | 16204559 |
| delineation of campylobacter concisus genomospecies by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and correlation of results with clinical data. | campylobacter concisus has been as frequently isolated from human diarrhea as the important enteropathogen campylobacter jejuni, but it also occurs in the feces of healthy individuals. the role of c. concisus in human disease has been difficult to determine, since the species comprises at least two phenotypically indistinguishable but genetically distinct taxa (i.e., genomospecies) that may vary in pathogenicity. we examined 62 c. concisus strains by amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) ... | 2005 | 16207968 |
| comparative phylogenomics of the food-borne pathogen campylobacter jejuni reveals genetic markers predictive of infection source. | campylobacter jejuni is the predominant cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, but traditional typing methods are unable to discriminate strains from different sources that cause disease in humans. we report the use of genomotyping (whole-genome comparisons of microbes using dna microarrays) combined with bayesian-based algorithms to model the phylogeny of this major food-borne pathogen. in this study 111 c. jejuni strains were examined by genomotyping isolates from humans with a spectrum ... | 2005 | 16230626 |
| the heterogeneity of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli strains isolated from healthy cattle. | to identify campylobacters isolated from clinically healthy cattle at species level by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-pcr). the heterogeneity among campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolates was also investigated by using a restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) analysis of flagellin (flaa) gene. | 2005 | 16238642 |
| dissimilatory metabolism of nitrogen oxides in bacteria: comparative reconstruction of transcriptional networks. | bacterial response to nitric oxide (no) is of major importance since no is an obligatory intermediate of the nitrogen cycle. transcriptional regulation of the dissimilatory nitric oxides metabolism in bacteria is diverse and involves fnr-like transcription factors hcpr, dnr, and nnrr; two-component systems narxl and narqp; no-responsive activator norr; and nitrite-sensitive repressor nsrr. using comparative genomics approaches, we predict dna-binding motifs for these transcriptional factors and ... | 2005 | 16261196 |
| campylobacter coli in swine production: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and molecular epidemiology. | the aim of this study was to determine antimicrobial resistance, to evaluate and compare the use of two genotyping methods for molecular epidemiology purposes, and to determine the genotypic diversity of campylobacter coli of porcine origin. a total of 100 c. coli isolates from swine were tested for susceptibility to six antimicrobials using the agar dilution method and genotyped using two high-resolution fingerprinting approaches: multilocus sequence typing (mlst) and pulsed-field gel electroph ... | 2005 | 16272508 |
| microbial health risk posed by table eggs in trinidad. | a survey of the microbial quality of table eggs sold in trinidad was conducted. for 23 poultry layer farms each visited twice approximately 1 month apart, 25 pooled eggs constituted a composite sample, for 14 shopping malls each visited twice approximately 1 month apart, six pooled eggs made a composite sample and for a total of 102 other retailers across the country each visited once over a 4-month period, six pooled eggs constituted a composite sample. swabs of egg shells and egg content were ... | 2005 | 16274501 |
| the importance of campylobacter coli in human campylobacteriosis: prevalence and genetic characterization. | the primary aim of this study was to detect and genotype campylobacter coli strains from humans over a period of one year from november 2002 to october 2003. campylobacter spp. were isolated from patients with symptoms of enteric infection. amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) analysis was used to identify the genetic diversity of c. coli strains by cluster analysis. a total of 18.6% of all campylobacter isolates were identified as c. coli. these data show, that c. coli is indeed of imp ... | 2005 | 16274505 |
| occurrence of campylobacter species in poultry forms in lagos area of nigeria. | samples of poultry droppings were collected from fifty poultry farms in lagos area of nigeria. campylobacter species were isolated from serially diluted samples using bolton selective enrichment medium under microaerophilic condition at 42 degrees c. samples of water, both treated and untreated used in the farms were also analysed in the same manner. fifteen campylobacter strains were isolated from the droppings. all the strains were identified using biochemical characteristics differentiating c ... | 2005 | 16334275 |
| epidemiology of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli infections in the zenica--doboj canton, bosnia and herzegovina--a laboratory based surveillance in the 1999-2001 period. | previous studies in the zenica--doboj canton, bosnia and herzegovina, indicated some different epidemiological features of campylobacter infections and high degree of antimicrobial resistance. therefore, it was important to investigate epidemiology of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli infections by demographic features and antimicrobial resistance in the 1999-2001 period. a total number of 40 (75.5%) c. jejuni and 13 (24.5%) c. coli non-repeated clinical isolates were analyzed. more th ... | 2005 | 16417178 |
| measurement of the viability of lawsonia intracellularis. | the objective of this study was to develop and test both a flow cytometry method (fcm) and a direct count method (dcm) that both use fluorescent stains to determine the viability of lawsonia intracellularis (li), an obligate intracellular bacterium and the cause of proliferative enteropathy (pe) in pigs and other animal species. live li were passaged in cell culture and harvested from infected mccoy cells. dead li were prepared by exposing live li to 70% isopropyl alcohol for 30 min. seven sampl ... | 2005 | 16479724 |
| genetic characterisation of the cjaab operon of campylobacter coli. | we investigated the regulation of the cjaa and cjab genes of campylobacter coli. these genes are seemingly arranged into one operon but appear to encode functionally different proteins i.e. an extracytoplasmic solute receptor and a mhs - metabolite: h+ symporter transport protein. analysis of various transcriptional cjaa and/or cjab lacz fusion constructs revealed that both genes are arranged in an operon. race analysis located the transcription start site of the cjaab operon 46 bp upstream of t ... | 2006 | 17419285 |
| study on the prevalence of campylobacter spp. from chicken meat in hanoi, vietnam. | campylobacter spp. is considered to be the most common bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. in developing countries, campylobacter spp. diarrhea is an important cause of childhood morbidity. chicken meat is known to be a major source of campylobacteriosis infection in the world. the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of campylobacter spp. in chicken meat. a total of 100 samples from breast part of chicken carcass were collected from retail market in hanoi. the ... | 2006 | 17135525 |
| a pilot study on post-evisceration contamination of broiler carcasses and ready-to-sell livers and intestines (mala) with campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in a high-throughput south african poultry abattoir. | to assess post-evisceration contamination of broiler carcasses, 300 samples were randomly selected during routine slaughter in the winter of 2004. the samples originated from 50 chicken carcasses, taken directly after evisceration, as well as 25 samples from ready-to-sell packages of fresh intestines (mala) and livers. the samples were taken in batches over a period of 4 weeks to allow randomised sampling from different farms of origin. conventional culture-based detection methods of campylobact ... | 2006 | 17137050 |
| relationship between the severity of hepatitis c virus-related liver disease and the presence of helicobacter species in the liver: a prospective study. | to determine the presence of helicobacter species dna in the liver of chronic hepatitis c (chc) patients with and without cirrhosis as compared to controls, and to identify the bacterial species involved. | 2006 | 17143941 |
| campylobacter jejuni multilocus sequence types in humans, northwest england, 2003-2004. | detailed understanding of the epidemiology of campylobacter is increasingly facilitated through use of universal and reproducible techniques for accurate strain differentiation and subtyping. multilocus sequence typing (mlst) enables discriminatory subtyping and grouping of isolate types into genetically related clonal complexes; it also has the advantage of ease of application and repeatability. recent studies suggest that a measure of host association may be distinguishable with this system. w ... | 2006 | 17176563 |
| prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolated from raw chicken meat and human stools in korea. | prevalence of campylobacter in raw chicken meat and human stools and subsequent antibiotic resistance profiles of the pathogenic isolates obtained from 2000 through 2002 were investigated. campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli were isolated from 570 of the 923 raw chicken meat samples collected from traditional markets, large retail stores, or department stores in korea, resulting in the isolation rate of 61.8%. a total of 579 campylobacter isolates were obtained from raw chicken (36.3% fo ... | 2006 | 17186659 |
| in vitro and in vivo complementation of the helicobacter pylori arginase mutant using an intergenic chromosomal site. | gene complementation strategies are important in validating the roles of genes in specific phenotypes. complementation systems in helicobacter pylori include shuttle vectors, which transform h. pylori at relatively low frequencies, and chromosomally based approaches. chromosomal complementation strategies are susceptible to polar effects and disruption of other h. pylori genes, leading to unwanted pleiotropic effects. | 2006 | 16961811 |
| ganglioside molecular mimicry and its pathological roles in guillain-barré syndrome and related diseases. | 2006 | 16966405 | |
| bacteriocins reduce campylobacter colonization and alter gut morphology in turkey poults. | campylobacter is a leading cause of food-borne illness in the united states. recent evidence has demonstrated that bacteriocins produced by bacillus circulans and paenibacillus polymyxa reduce cecal campylobacter colonization in broiler chickens infected with campylobacter jejuni. as campylobacter coli is the most prevalent campylobacter isolate recovered in turkeys, the objectives of the present study were to evaluate the efficacy of these bacteriocins against c. coli colonization and their inf ... | 2006 | 16977842 |
| mechanisms of transcription activation exerted by gadx and gadw at the gada and gadbc gene promoters of the glutamate-based acid resistance system in escherichia coli. | in escherichia coli the gad system protects the cell from the extreme acid stress encountered during transit through the host stomach. the structural genes gada, gadb, and gadc encode two glutamate decarboxylase isoforms and a glutamate/gamma-aminobutyrate (gaba) antiporter, respectively. glutamate decarboxylation involves both proton consumption and production of gaba, a neutral compound which is finally exported via the gadc antiporter. regulation of gada and gadbc transcription is very comple ... | 2006 | 16980449 |
| intestinal carriage of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli among cattle from south-western norway and comparative genotyping of bovine and human isolates by amplified-fragment length polymorphism. | in a survey conducted in 1999-2001, the carriage of thermotolerant campylobacters in cattle was investigated, and the genetic diversity of c. jejuni within one herd was examined and compared with human isolates. c. jejuni, c. coli and other thermotolerant campylobacter spp. were isolated from intestinal contents from 26%, 3% and 2% of 804 cattle, respectively. the carriage rate was higher in calves (46%) than in adults (29%). twenty-nine c. jejuni isolates from one herd and 31 human isolates fro ... | 2006 | 16987400 |
| effect of oral administration of butyrivibrio fibrisolvens mdt-1 on experimental enterocolitis in mice. | butyrivibrio fibrisolvens mdt-1, a butyrate-producing strain, was evaluated for use as a probiotic to prevent enterocolitis. oral administration of the mdt-1 strain (10(9) cfu/dose) alleviated the symptoms of colitis (including body weight loss, diarrhea, bloody stool, organic disorder, and mucosal damage) that are induced in mice drinking water that contains 3.0% dextran sulfate sodium. in addition, myeloperoxidase (mpo) activity levels in colonic tissue were reduced, suggesting that mdt-1 miti ... | 2006 | 16988006 |
| recovery methods for detection and quantification of campylobacter depend on meat matrices and bacteriological or pcr tools. | campylobacter is one of the main causes of human foodborne bacterial disease associated with meat consumption in developed countries. therefore, the most effective approach for recovery and detection of campylobacter from meat should be determined. two hundred ninety pork skin and chine samples were inoculated with campylobacter jejuni nctc 11168 and two strains of campylobacter coli. campylobacter cells were then recovered from suspensions and enumerated by direct plating. campylobacter recover ... | 2006 | 16995511 |
| fingerprinting of campylobacter jejuni by using resolution-optimized binary gene targets derived from comparative genome hybridization studies. | the aim of this investigation was to exploit the vast comparative data generated by comparative genome hybridization (cgh) studies of campylobacter jejuni in developing a genotyping method. we examined genes in c. jejuni that exhibit binary status (present or absent between strains) within known plasticity regions, in order to identify a minimal subset of gene targets that provide high-resolution genetic fingerprints. using cgh data from three studies as input, binary gene sets were identified w ... | 2006 | 16997982 |
| detection and identification of food-borne pathogens of the genera campylobacter, arcobacter and helicobacter by multiplex pcr in poultry and poultry products. | the objective of this study was to develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (pcr) to detect and differentiate food-borne pathogens of the three genera campylobacter, arcobacter and helicobacter in a single step procedure. one common reverse primer and three genus-specific forward primers were designed by hybridizing to the 16s rrna of selected reference strains. besides the species with significance as food-borne pathogens isolated from poultry meat--campylobacter jejuni, campylobacter coli ... | 2006 | 17010041 |
| natural presence of campylobacter spp. in various internal organs of commercial broiler breeder hens. | campylobacter are known to cause acute bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. poultry products have been implicated as a significant source of these infections. six experiments were performed to determine whether campylobacter could be isolated naturally from the primary and secondary lymphoid organs, liver/gallbladder, and ceca of commercial broiler breeder hens. broiler breeder hens were acquired from different commercial sources during the early, middle, and late lay cycles. the birds were euth ... | 2006 | 17039849 |
| characterization of macrolide-resistant campylobacter coli isolates from food-producing animals on farms across japan during 2004. | we investigated the susceptibilities against 7 antimicrobial agents in campylobacter jejuni and c. coli isolates from food-producing animals in 2004. in comparison with the results of past surveillance, no significant difference was observed in resistance rates against all of the antimicrobials tested in campylobacter isolates. however, slight increase of erythromycin (em) resistance was found in c. coli isolates from pigs. we examined the mutation of the 23s rrna gene and their susceptibilities ... | 2006 | 17085893 |
| survey of chicken abattoir for the presence of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli. | the genus campylobacter is of great importance to public health because it includes several species that may cause diarrhea. these species may be found in water, food and in the intestinal tract of chickens. this study investigated the presence of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in chicken abattoirs in são paulo state, brazil. a total of 288 samples of feces, feathers, scald water, evisceration water, chiller water, and the rinse water of eviscerated, not eviscerated and chilled carc ... | 2006 | 17221125 |
| activities of telithromycin, erythromycin, fluoroquinolones, and doxycycline against campylobacter strains isolated from finnish subjects. | the in vitro susceptibilities of 478 campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli strains isolated from finnish subjects during 2002 to 2004 were determined. susceptibility to erythromycin remained high, and telithromycin did not offer any advantage over erythromycin. reduced susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones and doxycycline were detected almost exclusively among isolates of foreign origin. | 2006 | 16495275 |
| comparison of culture and a novel 5' taq nuclease assay for direct detection of campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis in clinical specimens from cattle. | a campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis-specific 5' taq nuclease pcr assay using a 3' minor groove binder-dna probe (taqman mgb) was developed based on a subspecies-specific fragment of unknown identity (s. hum, k. quinn, j. brunner, and s. l. on, aust. vet. j. 75:827-831, 1997). the assay specifically detected four c. fetus subsp. venerealis strains with no observed cross-reaction with c. fetus subsp. fetus-related campylobacter species or other bovine venereal microflora. the 5' taq nuclease a ... | 2006 | 16517880 |
| genome-wide screen for salmonella genes required for long-term systemic infection of the mouse. | a microarray-based negative selection screen was performed to identify salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium (serovar typhimurium) genes that contribute to long-term systemic infection in 129x1/svj (nramp1(r)) mice. a high-complexity transposon-mutagenized library was used to infect mice intraperitoneally, and the selective disappearance of mutants was monitored after 7, 14, 21, and 28 d postinfection. one hundred and eighteen genes were identified to contribute to serovar typhimurium infectio ... | 2006 | 16518469 |
| the helicobacter pylori chemotaxis receptor tlpb (hp0103) is required for ph taxis and for colonization of the gastric mucosa. | the location of helicobacter pylori in the gastric mucosa of mammals is defined by natural ph gradients within the gastric mucus, which are more alkaline proximal to the mucosal epithelial cells and more acidic toward the lumen. we have used a microscope slide-based ph gradient assay and video data collection system to document ph-tactic behavior. in response to hydrochloric acid (hcl), h. pylori changes its swimming pattern from straight-line random swimming to arcing or circular patterns that ... | 2006 | 16547053 |
| enumeration and identity of campylobacter spp. in italian broilers. | transmission of campylobacter to humans has been prominently associated with mishandling or improperly preparing contaminated poultry carcasses. the number of organisms per carcass represents an important measure of human exposure to the agent. therefore, we wished to estimate this public exposure over 1 yr among italian broiler carcasses. we sampled 213 broiler carcasses from rinse water samples collected from a single slaughterhouse. groups of carcasses had mean processed weights ranging from ... | 2006 | 16553289 |
| two distinct mutations in gyra lead to ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid resistance in campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni isolated from chickens and beef cattle. | the aim of this study was to identify point mutations in the gyra quinolone resistance determining region (qrdr) of campylobacter coli (n = 27) and campylobacter jejuni (n = 26) that confer nalidixic acid (nal) resistance without conferring resistance to ciprofloxacin (cip). | 2006 | 16553723 |
| optimal settings of fingerprint-type analysing computer software for the analysis of enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. | settings of fingerprint-type analysing computer software were optimized for analysis of enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli (ehec) pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) patterns. under the lowest values of parameters, maximum value of similarities calculated using the dice coefficient were obtained between pfge patterns from one ehec strain on the same gel when reference lanes for calibration of distortions during electrophoresis were set to every fourth lane. pfge patterns of 15 ehec strains ... | 2006 | 16566856 |
| changes in flagellin glycosylation affect campylobacter autoagglutination and virulence. | analysis of the complete flagellin glycosylation locus of campylobacter jejuni strain 81-176 revealed a less complex genomic organization than the corresponding region in the genome strain, c. jejuni nctc 11168. twenty-four of the 45 genes found between cj1293 and cj1337 in nctc 11168 are missing in 81-176. mutation of six new genes, in addition to three previously reported, resulted in a non-motile phenotype, consistent with a role in synthesis of pseudaminic acid (pseac) or transfer of pseac t ... | 2006 | 16573682 |
| heterogeneity of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli strains from healthy sheep. | the objectives of this study were to identify, at species level, thermophilic campylobacters isolated from clinically healthy sheep by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mpcr). the heterogeneity among campylobacter jejuni and c. coli isolates was also investigated using a restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) analysis of the flagellin (flaa) gene. samples of intestinal contents, gall bladders and faeces were collected from 610 healthy sheep. while gall bladder samples were plated d ... | 2006 | 16574349 |
| a phylogenomic profile of globins. | globins occur in all three kingdoms of life: they can be classified into single-domain globins and chimeric globins. the latter comprise the flavohemoglobins with a c-terminal fad-binding domain and the gene-regulating globin coupled sensors, with variable c-terminal domains. the single-domain globins encompass sequences related to chimeric globins and "truncated" hemoglobins with a 2-over-2 instead of the canonical 3-over-3 alpha-helical fold. | 2006 | 16600051 |
| campylobacter coli enteritis and guillain-barré syndrome: no evidence of molecular mimicry and serological relationship. | campylobacter coli was isolated from two guillain-barré syndrome (gbs) patients who had anti-gm1 and anti-gd1 igg antibodies. although both this bacteria and campylobacter jejuni are common causes of diarrheal illness, previous studies have focused only on c. jejuni as the causal agent of gbs. to determine whether c. coli also is a causative agent, we examined the hypothesis that production of anti-ganglioside antibodies is induced by ganglioside-mimics on that bacterial lipo-oligosaccharide (lo ... | 2006 | 16600306 |
| antibiotic resistance of retail food and human campylobacter isolates on the island of ireland from 2001-2002. | the antimicrobial resistance profiles of campylobacter isolates recovered from a range of retail food samples (n=374) and humans (n=314) to eight antimicrobial compounds were investigated. high levels of resistance in food c. jejuni isolates were observed for ceftiofur (58%), ampicillin (25%) and nalidixic acid (17%) with lower levels observed for streptomycin (7.9%) and chloramphenicol (8.3%). a total of 80% of human c. jejuni isolates were resistant to ceftiofur, while 17% showed resistance to ... | 2006 | 16623987 |
| quantification of campylobacter on the surface and in the muscle of chicken legs at retail. | the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and numbers of campylobacter on the skin and in the muscle of chicken legs at retail to examine the external and internal contamination for an exposure assessment. furthermore, the study assessed seasonal influence on campylobacter contamination in chicken legs. of the 140 examined skin samples, 66% were positive, and the internal contamination of 115 sampled chicken legs was 27%. the enumeration of campylobacter on the surface of posit ... | 2006 | 16629016 |
| adherence to and invasion of human intestinal epithelial cells by campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolates from retail meat products. | the abilities of 34 campylobacter jejuni and 9 campylobacter coli isolates recovered from retail meats to adhere to and invade human intestinal epithelial t84 cells were examined and compared with those of a well-characterized human clinical strain, c. jejuni 81-176, to better assess the pathogenic potential of these meat isolates. the meat isolates exhibited a wide range of adherence and invasion abilities; a few of the isolates adhered to and invaded t84 cells almost as well as did c. jejuni 8 ... | 2006 | 16629018 |
| amplified fragment length polymorphism, serotyping, and quinolone resistance of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli strains from chicken-related samples and humans in taiwan. | the high-resolution genotyping method of amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) analysis was used to study the genetic relationships between campylobacter jejuni isolates from chicken-related samples (n = 32) and humans (n = 27) as well as between campylobacter coli isolates from chicken-related samples (n = 27) and humans (n = 5). these isolates were collected between 1994 and 2003 in taiwan. all c. jejuni and c. coli isolates showed highly heterogeneous fingerprints. c. jejuni isolates ... | 2006 | 16629019 |
| prevalence of thermophilic campylobacter infections in humans, chickens and crows in morogoro, tanzania. | prevalence of thermophilic campylobacter infections in humans, chickens and crows was determined in a cross-sectional study that was carried out in urban and rural areas of morogoro region, tanzania during the period of january 2003 to december 2004. a total of 632 human stool samples, 536 cloacal swabs from local and broiler chickens and 22 intestinal contents from crows were screened for presence of thermophilic campylobacters using skirrow's protocol. representative campylobacter jejuni isola ... | 2006 | 16629722 |
| artificial neural network based identification of campylobacter species by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. | two prototypes of artificial neural network (ann), multilayer perceptron (mlp), and probabilistic neural network (pnn), were used to analyze infrared (ir) spectral data obtained from intact cells belonging to the species campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni. in order to establish a consistent identification and typing procedure, mid infrared spectra of these species were obtained by means of a fourier transform infrared (ft-ir) spectroscope. ft-ir patterns belonging to 26 isolates subclas ... | 2006 | 16632003 |
| antimicrobial susceptibilities of thermophilic campylobacter from humans, swine, and chicken broilers. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and the distribution of antimicrobial resistance, and the presence of genetic determinants of resistance, in campylobacter recovered from swine, poultry, and human populations in quebec. minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of 10 antimicrobial agents were determined by the agar dilution technique. polymerase chain reaction (pcr) was used to detect the teto determinant, and mutations in gyra were analyzed by sequencing and by mismatch amplif ... | 2006 | 16639939 |
| molecular characterization of streptococcus suis strains by 16s-23s intergenic spacer polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. | we developed a new molecular method of typing streptococcus suis based on polymerase chain reaction (pcr) amplification of a large fragment of rrna genes, including a part of the 16s and 23s genes and the 16s-23s intergenic spacer region (isr), followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) analysis with rsai or mboii endonuclease. the 16s-23s isrs of 5 s. suis isolates were sequenced and compared. size and sequence polymorphisms were observed between the s735 reference strain and t ... | 2006 | 16639941 |
| recurrent outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis associated with calves among students at an educational farm programme, minnesota, 2003. | enteric illness outbreaks among middle-/high-school students in consecutive semesters of an educational farm programme were investigated with retrospective cohort studies. during the first outbreak, 31/92 (34%) interviewed students were ill. risk factors included participating in animal science class (rr 8.1, 95% ci 1.2-55.2) and contact with calves (rr 4.2, 95% ci 1.1-16.2). stool samples from seven students and two calves yielded cryptosporidium parvum. students cared for animals in street clo ... | 2006 | 16672084 |
| dissemination of fluoroquinolone-resistant campylobacter spp. within an integrated commercial poultry production system. | while characterizing the intestinal bacterial community of broiler chickens, we detected epsilon-proteobacterial dna in the ilea of 3-day-old commercial broiler chicks (j. lu, u. idris, b. harmon, c. hofacre, j. j. maurer, and m. d. lee, appl. environ. microbiol. 69:6816-6824, 2003). the sequences exhibited high levels of similarity to campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli sequences, suggesting that chickens can carry campylobacter at a very young age. campylobacter sp. was detected by pcr ... | 2006 | 16672489 |
| effect of conventional and organic production practices on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of campylobacter spp. in poultry. | intestinal tracts of broilers and turkeys from 10 conventional broiler farms and 10 conventional turkey farms, where antimicrobials were routinely used, and from 5 organic broiler farms and 5 organic turkey farms, where antimicrobials had never been used, were collected and cultured for campylobacter species. a total of 694 campylobacter isolates from the conventional and organic poultry operations were tested for antimicrobial resistance to nine antimicrobial agents by the agar dilution method. ... | 2006 | 16672508 |
| characterization of the arsrs regulon of helicobacter pylori, involved in acid adaptation. | the human gastric pathogen helicobacter pylori is extremely well adapted to the highly acidic conditions encountered in the stomach. the pronounced acid resistance of h. pylori relies mainly on the ammonia-producing enzyme urease; however, urease-independent mechanisms are likely to contribute to acid adaptation. acid-responsive gene regulation is mediated at least in part by the arsrs two-component system consisting of the essential ompr-like response regulator arsr and the nonessential cognate ... | 2006 | 16672598 |
| purification and spectroscopic characterization of ctb, a group iii truncated hemoglobin implicated in oxygen metabolism in the food-borne pathogen campylobacter jejuni. | campylobacter jejuni is a food-borne bacterial pathogen that possesses two distinct hemoglobins, encoded by the ctb and cgb genes. the former codes for a truncated hemoglobin (ctb) in group iii, an assemblage of uncharacterized globins in diverse clinically and technologically significant bacteria. here, we show that ctb purifies as a monomeric, predominantly oxygenated species. optical spectra of ferric, ferrous, o(2)- and co-bound forms resemble those of other hemoglobins. however, resonance r ... | 2006 | 16681372 |
| epidemiology and genetic characterization of shigella flexneri strains isolated from three paediatric populations in egypt (2000-2004). | ninety-seven isolates of shigella flexneri from children seeking medical care from three sites in egypt were characterized. overall, 46.4% of children (median age 17 months) were febrile or reported blood in their stools, 25.8% were dehydrated and 16.5% were admitted to hospital. serotypes 2a (37.1%), 1b (18.6%), 1c (17.5%), and 6 (15.5%) comprised over 88.7% of the total isolates. we observed marked resistance to ampicillin (87.6%), tetracycline (84.5%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (63.9%) ... | 2006 | 16690004 |
| a large multi-pathogen waterborne community outbreak linked to faecal contamination of a groundwater system, france, 2000. | a large waterborne outbreak of infection that occurred during august 2000 in a local community in france was investigated initially via a rapid survey of visits to local physicians. a retrospective cohort study was then conducted on a random cluster sample of residents. of 709 residents interviewed, 202 (28.5%) were definite cases (at least three liquid stools/day or vomiting) and 62 (8.7%) were probable cases (less than three liquid stools/day or abdominal pain). those who had drunk tap water h ... | 2006 | 16700706 |
| genotyping of campylobacter coli and c. jejuni from retail chicken meat and humans with campylobacteriosis in slovenia and bosnia and herzegovina. | thermotolerant campylobacter jejuni and c. coli are one of the major causes of bacterial foodborne enteric infection. consuming and/or handling poultry meat is the most consistent risk factor, linked to the high prevalence of campylobacters in retail poultry meat. the aim of the present study was to ascertain the genetic diversity and/or possible specificity of thermotolerant campylobacter isolates according to species (c. coli, c. jejuni), isolation source (retail chicken meat and human clinica ... | 2006 | 16712997 |
| iha from an escherichia coli urinary tract infection outbreak clonal group a strain is expressed in vivo in the mouse urinary tract and functions as a catecholate siderophore receptor. | virulence factors of pathogenic escherichia coli belonging to a recently emerged and disseminated clonal group associated with urinary tract infection (uti), provisionally designated clonal group a (cga), have not been experimentally investigated. we used a mouse model of ascending uti with cga member strain ucb34 in order to identify genes of cga that contribute to uti. iha was identified to be expressed by strain ucb34 in the mouse kidney using selective capture of transcribed sequences. iha f ... | 2006 | 16714573 |
| flagellin-independent regulation of chemokine host defense in campylobacter jejuni-infected intestinal epithelium. | campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial food-borne diarrheal disease throughout the world and the most frequent antecedent of autoimmune neuropathy guillain-barré syndrome. while infection is associated with immune memory, little is known regarding the role of the epithelium in targeting dendritic cells (dc) for initiating the appropriate adaptive immune response to c. jejuni. the objective of this study was to define the role for the intestinal epithelium in the induction of the ad ... | 2006 | 16714574 |
| effect of direct culture versus selective enrichment on the isolation of thermophilic campylobacter from feces of mature cattle at harvest. | campylobacterjejuni and campylobacter coli are leading bacterial causes of human gastroenteritis in the united states and other industrialized nations. these organisms frequently colonize avian hosts, including commercial poultry, but are also found in the gastrointestinal tract of other warm-blooded animals, including swine, sheep, and cattle. this study investigated the effect of direct culture versus selective enrichment on the isolation of thermophilic campylobacter from the colon of 610 cat ... | 2006 | 16715799 |
| occurrence of selected foodborne pathogens on poultry and poultry giblets from small retail processing operations in trinidad. | we conducted a study to determine quantitatively and qualitatively the presence of campylobacter spp., escherichia coli, staphylococci, total coliforms, total aerobic bacteria, and salmonella on broiler carcasses from selected small retail processors in trinidad. we used standard media and procedures for detection and quantification. all carcass and weep samples were positive for aerobic bacteria, e. coli, total coliforms, and staphylococci. significant differences in the mean counts of aerobic ... | 2006 | 16715810 |
| high genetic variation in the multidrug transporter cmeb gene in campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli. | this study was conducted to examine the genetic variation occurring in the cmeb gene encoding the transporter component of the cmeabc efflux pump. | 2006 | 16735430 |
| macrolide resistance in campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli. | infection with campylobacter jejuni is now considered to be the most common cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. it occurs more frequently than infections caused by salmonella species, shigella species, or escherichia coli o157:h7. although c. jejuni is also recognized for its association with serious post-infection neurological complications, most patients with c. jejuni infections have a self-limited illness. nevertheless, a substantial proportion of these infections a ... | 2006 | 16735431 |
| glycosylation of b-type flagellin of pseudomonas aeruginosa: structural and genetic basis. | the flagellin of pseudomonas aeruginosa can be classified into two major types-a-type or b-type-which can be distinguished on the basis of molecular weight and reactivity with type-specific antisera. flagellin from the a-type strain pak was shown to be glycosylated with a heterogeneous o-linked glycan attached to thr189 and ser260. here we show that b-type flagellin from strain pao1 is also posttranslationally modified with an excess mass of up to 700 da, which cannot be explained through phosph ... | 2006 | 16740946 |
| temporal prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter spp. from beef cattle in alberta feedlots. | antimicrobial resistance (amr) was temporally assessed in campylobacters isolated from beef cattle (7,738 fecal samples from 2,622 animals) in four commercial feedlots in alberta. all calves were administered chlortetracycline and oxytetracycline in feed, and a majority of the animals (93%) were injected with long-acting oxytetracycline upon arrival at the feedlot. fecal samples from individual animals were collected upon arrival (i.e., entry sample), 69 days (standard deviation [sd] = 3 days) a ... | 2006 | 16751519 |
| atypical helicobacter canadensis strains associated with swine. | forty-two helicobacter isolates were isolated from swine feces in the netherlands and denmark. all 12 isolates sequenced (16s rrna gene) formed a robust clade with helicobacter canadensis ( approximately 99% similarity). species-specific pcr indicated that all of the isolates were h. canadensis isolates. although the appearance of the porcine isolates was similar to the appearance of h. canadensis, only one of these isolates was able to hydrolyze indoxyl acetate, a cardinal characteristic of thi ... | 2006 | 16751570 |
| agdbnet - antigen sequence database software for bacterial typing. | bacterial typing schemes based on the sequences of genes encoding surface antigens require databases that provide a uniform, curated, and widely accepted nomenclature of the variants identified. due to the differences in typing schemes, imposed by the diversity of genes targeted, creating these databases has typically required the writing of one-off code to link the database to a web interface. here we describe agdbnet, widely applicable web database software that facilitates simultaneous blast ... | 2006 | 16790057 |
| the ability of flagellum-specific proteus vulgaris bacteriophage pv22 to interact with campylobacter jejuni flagella in culture. | there has been a recent resurgent interest in bacteriophage biology. research was initiated to examine campylobacter jejuni-specific bacteriophage in the russian federation to develop alternative control measures for this pathogen. | 2006 | 16803630 |
| analysis of campylobacter spp. contamination in broilers from the farm to the final meat cuts by using restriction fragment length polymorphism of the polymerase chain reaction products. | we investigated the genotype diversity and dynamics of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in six commercial broiler farms during rearing and abattoir processing. in total, 223 c. jejuni and 36 c. coli strains isolated (on farm, transportation crates, carcasses after defeathering, and chicken wing meat at the end of the processing line) were subtyped by pcr-rflp based on flagellin (fla typing) gene. eleven (c. jejuni) and four (c. coli) different rflp patterns were found. multiple c. jej ... | 2006 | 16806554 |
| cladophora (chlorophyta) spp. harbor human bacterial pathogens in nearshore water of lake michigan. | cladophora glomerata, a macrophytic green alga, is commonly found in the great lakes, and significant accumulations occur along shorelines during the summer months. recently, cladophora has been shown to harbor high densities of the fecal indicator bacteria escherichia coli and enterococci. cladophora may also harbor human pathogens; however, until now, no studies to address this question have been performed. in the present study, we determined whether attached cladophora, obtained from the lake ... | 2006 | 16820442 |
| helicobacter anseris sp. nov. and helicobacter brantae sp. nov., isolated from feces of resident canada geese in the greater boston area. | numbers of nonmigratory canada geese have increased substantially in the past decade, and they have become a nuisance in some urban areas. because of their close contact with humans in parks and areas adjacent to surface waterways, contact with their feces poses a zoonotic risk. a total of 97 geese from 10 separate geographic locales in the greater boston area had their feces sampled for detection of helicobacter spp. identification of helicobacter spp. based on 16s rrna genus-specific helicobac ... | 2006 | 16820454 |
| genotyping of campylobacter jejuni using seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms in combination with flaa short variable region sequencing. | this investigation describes the development of a generally applicable, bioinformatics-driven, single-nucleotide polymorphism (snp) genotyping assay for the common bacterial gastrointestinal pathogen campylobacter jejuni. snps were identified in silico using the program 'minimum snps', which selects for polymorphisms providing the greatest resolution of bacterial populations based on simpson's index of diversity (d). the high-d snps identified in this study were derived from the combined c. jeju ... | 2006 | 16849726 |
| unique features of a highly pathogenic campylobacter jejuni strain. | campylobacter jejuni, a major human enteric pathogen, exhibits significant strain-to-strain differences which result in differences in pathogenic potential. c. jejuni 81-176 is a highly virulent strain that exhibits unique pathogenic features and is used by many research laboratories. we have determined the nucleotide sequence of its genome and compared it to the genomes of other sequenced c. jejuni strains. we identified a number of unique genetic features which may confer specific metabolic an ... | 2006 | 16861657 |
| comparative, collaborative, and on-site validation of a taqman pcr method as a tool for certified production of fresh, campylobacter-free chickens. | certified campylobacter-free poultry products have been produced in denmark since 2002, the first example of fresh (unprocessed and nonfrozen) chickens labeled "campylobacter free." this success occurred partly through use of a 4-hour gel-based pcr testing scheme on fecal swabs. in this study, a faster, real-time pcr approach was validated in comparative and collaborative trials, based on recommendations from the nordic system for validation of alternative microbiological methods (nordval). the ... | 2006 | 16885299 |
| molecular epidemiologic investigation of campylobacter coli in swine production systems, using multilocus sequence typing. | multilocus sequence typing of 151 campylobacter coli isolates from swine reared in conventional (n = 74) and antimicrobial-free (n = 77) production systems revealed high genotypic diversity. sequence type (st) 1413 was predominant and observed among ciprofloxacin-resistant strains. we identified a c. coli st 828 clonal complex consisting of isolates from both production systems. | 2006 | 16885327 |
| efficacy of iron chelators on campylobacter concentrations in turkey semen. | campylobacter is a leading bacterial cause of human foodborne infections in the united states. recent studies suggest that the organism is highly prevalent in poultry semen and may contribute to vertical transmission between the breeder hen and offspring. because campylobacter requires iron for its growth and survival, the objective of this study was to determine if the addition of natural and synthetic chelators such as ovotransferrin, desferrioxaime, edta, or 2,2'-dipyridyl could reduce or eli ... | 2006 | 16903479 |
| synergy between efflux pump cmeabc and modifications in ribosomal proteins l4 and l22 in conferring macrolide resistance in campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli. | macrolide-resistant mutants of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli were selected in vitro using erythromycin and tylosin. these mutants exhibited modifications in the ribosomal proteins l4 (g74d) and l22 (insertions at position 86 or 98). a synergy between the cmeabc efflux pump and these modifications in conferring macrolide resistance was observed. | 2006 | 16940070 |
| investigation for possible source(s) of contamination of ready-to-eat meat products with listeria spp. and other pathogens in a meat processing plant in trinidad. | in 2003, there was a recall of three processed (chicken franks, spice ham and turkey ham ready-to-eat (rte) meat products by a large processing plant in trinidad as a result of contamination by listeria monocytogenes. the study was conducted to investigate the possible source(s) of listeria contamination of recalled rte meat products and to determine the prevalence of listeria spp., salmonella spp., escherichia coli and campylobacter spp. in the products and air within the plant. raw and process ... | 2006 | 16943025 |
| in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility, genetic diversity and prevalence of udp-glucose 4-epimerase (gale) gene in campylobacter coli and campylobacter jejuni from turkey production facilities. | this study evaluated the genetic diversity of multi-drug resistant campylobacter jejuni (n=44) and c. coli (n=30) isolated from 18 turkey houses. antimicrobial resistances to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid were higher (p<0.05) in c. coli than in c. jejuni strains. pcr analysis indicated that 82% of total isolates tested, including 91% of c. jejuni and 70% of c. coli tested positive for a 496-bp udp-glucose 4-epimerase (gale) gene. the diversity of isolates was mapped by antibiogram ... | 2006 | 16943028 |
| comparative genomic analysis of campylobacter jejuni strains reveals diversity due to genomic elements similar to those present in c. jejuni strain rm1221. | analysis of the complete genomic sequence of campylobacter jejuni strain rm1221 identified four large genomic elements, campylobacter jejuni-integrated elements (cjies), that were absent from c. jejuni strain nctc 11168. to further investigate the genomic diversity of campylobacter, we conducted a comparative genomic analysis from a collection of 67 c. jejuni and 12 campylobacter coli strains isolated from various geographical locations and clinical and veterinary sources. utilizing pcr, we demo ... | 2006 | 16943349 |
| lack of evidence for vertical transmission of campylobacter spp. in chickens. | campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of bacterial food-borne infection in the industrial world. there is evidence that c. jejuni is present in eggs and hatchery fluff, opening the possibility for vertical transmission from hens to progeny. poultry operations in iceland provide an excellent opportunity to study this possibility, since breeding flocks are established solely from eggs imported from grandparent flocks in sweden. this leaves limited opportunity for grandparents and their progeny to ... | 2006 | 16957196 |
| australian multicentre comparison of subtyping methods for the investigation of campylobacter infection. | in order to identify subtyping methods able to contribute to the surveillance or investigation of australian campylobacter infection, six genotypic and three phenotypic subtyping methods were evaluated on a collection of 84 clinical isolates collected over a 30-month period from one region in australia. the aim was to compare the logistics of various subtyping methods and examine their ability to assist in finding outbreaks or common sources of sporadic infection. the genotypic subtyping methods ... | 2006 | 16436218 |
| distribution of tetracycline resistance genes in actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates from spain. | actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. tetracycline is used for therapy of this disease, and a. pleuropneumoniae carrying the tet(b) gene, coding for an efflux protein that reduces the intercellular tetracycline level, has been described previously. of the 46 tetracycline-resistant (tc(r)) spanish a. pleuropneumoniae isolates used in this study, 32 (70%) carried the tet(b) gene, and 30 of these genes were associated with plasmids. eight (17%) isolate ... | 2006 | 16436729 |