Publications
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| effect of preslaughter events on prevalence of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli in market-weight turkeys. | the effects of events which occur prior to slaughter, such as loading, transport, and holding at an abattoir, on the prevalence of campylobacter species, including campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli, were examined. cloacal swabs from market-weight turkeys in each of five flocks were obtained on a farm prior to loading (time 1; 120 swabs per flock) and after transport and holding at the abattoir (time 2; 120 swabs per flock). a statistically significant increase in the overall prevalence ... | 2005 | 15932973 |
| genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance patterns in a campylobacter population isolated from poultry farms in switzerland. | the diversity and genetic interrelation of campylobacter jejuni and c. coli isolated from swiss poultry were assessed by three independent typing methods. samples were derived prior to slaughter from 100 randomly selected flocks (five birds per flock) raised on three different farm types. the observed flock prevalence was 54% in total, with 50% for conventional and 69% for free-range farms. birds held on farms with a confined roaming area had the lowest prevalence of 37%. campylobacter isolates ... | 2005 | 15932975 |
| evaluation of agar plates for direct enumeration of campylobacter spp. from poultry carcass rinses. | campy-cefex, a modification of campy-cefex, modified charcoal cefoperazone deoxycholate (mccda), karmali, campy, and campy-line agars were evaluated for their efficiency to isolate and enumerate campylobacter spp. from poultry carcass rinses. campy-cefex and its modification produced the best results but were statistically similar to campy, mccda, and karmali. | 2005 | 15933040 |
| prevalence of potential virulence markers in polish campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolates obtained from hospitalized children and from chicken carcasses. | the pathogenicity of thermotolerant campylobacter species, common food-borne pathogens, depends on certain factors unevenly distributed among strains of different origin. the prevalence of such markers has never been examined in a population of polish campylobacter strains of human and poultry origin. therefore, we analysed the presence of the cadf, cdta, cdtb and cdtc genes and the iam sequence in campylobacter jejuni (n = 115) and campylobacter coli (n = 57) isolates from children with diarrho ... | 2005 | 15947425 |
| 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 |
| campylobacter in food animals and humans in northern thailand. | cross-sectional, longitudinal, and case-control studies were conducted to describe the epidemiology of campylobacter in chickens, swine, dairy cows, farm workers, nonfarm residents, and children with diarrhea. samples were collected in chiang mai and lamphung provinces of northern thailand from 2000 through 2003. a total of 2,360 samples were processed. results from the cross-sectional study indicated that the prevalences of campylobacter in chickens at the farm, slaughterhouse, and market were ... | 2005 | 16355821 |
| characterization of a cmeabc operon in a quinolone-resistant campylobacter coli isolate of irish origin. | in this study, a tripartite-operon-encoding efflux system together with its regulatory gene was characterized in an irish campylobacter coli isolate cit-382 showing high-level resistance to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin. sequence comparisons revealed significant homology between c. coli and the cmeabc operon of campylobacter jejuni. conservation of functional sequence domains and motifs were noted among c. coli and similar operons in unrelated organisms. a transcriptional regulatory gene cmer ... | 2005 | 16359189 |
| neither hippurate-negative brachyspira pilosicoli nor brachyspira pilosicoli type strain caused diarrhoea in early-weaned pigs by experimental infection. | a hippurate-negative biovariant of brachyspira pilosicoli (b. pilosicolihipp-) is occasionally isolated in diarrhoeic pigs in finland, often concomitantly with hippurate-positive b. pilosicoli or lawsonia intracellularis. we studied pathogenicity of b. pilosicolihipp- with special attention paid to avoiding co-infection with other enteric pathogens. pigs were weaned and moved to barrier facilities at the age of 11 days. at 46 days, 8 pigs were inoculated with b. pilosicolihipp- strain br1622, 8 ... | 2005 | 16398337 |
| comparison of campylobacter isolated from humans and food-producing animals in japan. | to compare the antimicrobial resistance, serotypes and flagellin gene types of campylobacter isolated from humans and food-producing animals and thereby facilitate elucidation of the origin of campylobacter causing human infection in japan. | 2006 | 16405695 |
| genetic characterization and antibiotic resistance of campylobacter spp. isolated from poultry and humans in senegal. | the main objectives of this study were to investigate the diversity of campylobacter genotypes circulating in senegal and to determine the frequency of antibiotic resistance. | 2006 | 16405702 |
| temperature dependence of reported campylobacter infection in england, 1989-1999. | campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis in england and wales, with 45000 cases reported annually. campylobacter incidence is highly seasonal; the consistent peak in late spring suggests a role for meteorological factors in the epidemiology of this organism. we investigated the relationship between ambient temperature and campylobacter enteritis using time-series analysis to study short-term associations between temperature and number of campylobacter reports adjusted ... | 2006 | 16409658 |
| temperature dependence of reported campylobacter infection in england, 1989-1999. | campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis in england and wales, with 45000 cases reported annually. campylobacter incidence is highly seasonal; the consistent peak in late spring suggests a role for meteorological factors in the epidemiology of this organism. we investigated the relationship between ambient temperature and campylobacter enteritis using time-series analysis to study short-term associations between temperature and number of campylobacter reports adjusted ... | 2006 | 16409658 |
| antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter jejuni from humans and broilers in norway. | in this study comprising isolates from 2001 to 2003, resistance was considerably more widespread among campylobacter jejuni from humans infected abroad than infected within norway. the discrepancy was particularly notable for fluoroquinolone resistance (67.4% vs. 6.5%). this is probably a reflection of a low resistance prevalence in norwegian broiler isolates (1.2% fluoroquinolone resistant). | 2006 | 16409659 |
| antimicrobial resistance in campylobacter jejuni from humans and broilers in norway. | in this study comprising isolates from 2001 to 2003, resistance was considerably more widespread among campylobacter jejuni from humans infected abroad than infected within norway. the discrepancy was particularly notable for fluoroquinolone resistance (67.4% vs. 6.5%). this is probably a reflection of a low resistance prevalence in norwegian broiler isolates (1.2% fluoroquinolone resistant). | 2006 | 16409659 |
| spatial analysis of campylobacter infection in the canadian province of manitoba. | the study describes population level variations in campylobacter incidence within the canadian province of manitoba, and the relationship to sociodemographic and landscape related characteristics. using data derived from the manitoba health public health branch communicable disease surveillance database, the study applied a number of spatial and ecological techniques to visualize, explore and model campylobacter incidence for the years 1996 to 2004. analytical techniques used in the study includ ... | 2006 | 16412246 |
| antibiotic resistance of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolated from hog, beef, and chicken carcass samples from provincially inspected abattoirs in ontario. | campylobacterjejuni is one of the most common causes of bacterial foodborne infection in the united states, and there are reports of resistance of campylobacter spp. to antimicrobial agents used for the treatment of gastroenteritis. the purpose of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns of campylobacter spp. isolated from hog, beef, and chicken carcasses from provincially inspected abattoirs in ontario. the agar dilution method was performed to measure antimicrobial res ... | 2006 | 16416896 |
| campylobacter contamination during poultry slaughter in belgium. | the relation between internal carriage and surface contamination with thermophilic campylobacter species in broilers was examined by molecular typing methods. samples from 39 flocks were collected in three belgian poultry slaughterhouses. from each flock, crop swabs before slaughter and intestines and neck skins during slaughter were collected. a total of 309 isolates were identified at species level and further characterized by flagellin gene a pcr/restriction fragment length polymorphism and p ... | 2006 | 16416897 |
| iron and ph homeostasis intersect at the level of fur regulation in the gastric pathogen helicobacter pylori. | helicobacter pylori persistently colonizes the stomach of the majority of the world's population and is a tremendous medical burden due to its causal role in diverse gastric maladies. since the stomach is a constantly changing environment, successful colonization of h. pylori within this niche requires regulation of bacterial gene expression to cope with the environmental fluctuations. in h. pylori, the ferric uptake regulator (fur) has been shown to play an intricate role in adaptation of the b ... | 2006 | 16369017 |
| new world monkey aotus nancymae as a model for campylobacter jejuni infection and immunity. | three groups of six monkeys (aotus nancymae) each were inoculated intragastrically with increasing doses of campylobacter jejuni. infection resulted in fecal colonization (100% of monkeys), dose-related diarrhea, and robust immune responses. colonization duration and diarrhea rate were reduced upon secondary challenge. a. nancymae may be useful for studying anti-campylobacter vaccine efficacy. | 2006 | 16369042 |
| xbase, a collection of online databases for bacterial comparative genomics. | the schema of the previously described escherischia coli database colibase has been applied to a number of other bacterial taxa, under the collective name xbase. the new databases include campydb for campylobacter, helicobacter and wolinella; pseudodb for pseudomonads; clostridb for clostridia; rhizodb for rhizobium and sinorhizobium; and mycodb, for mycobacterium, streptomyces and related organisms. the databases provide user friendly access to annotation and genome comparisons through a web-ba ... | 2006 | 16381881 |
| xbase, a collection of online databases for bacterial comparative genomics. | the schema of the previously described escherischia coli database colibase has been applied to a number of other bacterial taxa, under the collective name xbase. the new databases include campydb for campylobacter, helicobacter and wolinella; pseudodb for pseudomonads; clostridb for clostridia; rhizodb for rhizobium and sinorhizobium; and mycodb, for mycobacterium, streptomyces and related organisms. the databases provide user friendly access to annotation and genome comparisons through a web-ba ... | 2006 | 16381881 |
| identification of host-associated alleles by multilocus sequence typing of campylobacter coli strains from food animals. | campylobacter coli is a food-borne pathogen associated increasingly with human gastroenteritis. c. coli has a high prevalence in swine, but is isolated also from cattle and poultry. multilocus sequence typing (mlst) systems have been developed to differentiate c. coli strains. although substantial allelic diversity was identified across all seven c. coli mlst loci, no correlations were made in two previous studies between allele or sequence type (st) and the source of the organism. however, this ... | 2006 | 16385134 |
| stable concentrated emulsions of the 1-monoglyceride of capric acid (monocaprin) with microbicidal activities against the food-borne bacteria campylobacter jejuni, salmonella spp., and escherichia coli. | of 11 fatty acids and monoglycerides tested against campylobacter jejuni, the 1-monoglyceride of capric acid (monocaprin) was the most active in killing the bacterium. various monocaprin-in-water emulsions were prepared which were stable after storage at room temperature for many months and which retained their microbicidal activity. a procedure was developed to manufacture up to 500 ml of 200 mm preconcentrated emulsions of monocaprin in tap water. the concentrates were clear and remained stabl ... | 2006 | 16391087 |
| heat resistance and mechanism of heat inactivation in thermophilic campylobacters. | the heat resistance of campylobacter jejuni strains ar6 and l51 and the heat resistance of campylobacter coli strains dr4 and l6 were measured over the temperature range from 50 to 60 degrees c by two methods. isothermal measurements yielded d55 values in the range from 4.6 to 6.6 min and z values in the range from 5.5 to 6.3 degrees c. dynamic measurements using differential scanning calorimetry (dsc) during heating at a rate of 10 degrees c/min yielded d55 values of 2.5 min and 3.4 min and z v ... | 2006 | 16391133 |
| presence of salmonella and campylobacter spp. in wild small mammals on organic farms. | the presence of salmonella and campylobacter spp. in rodents and insectivores (n = 282) was investigated on organic farms. infections were encountered in house mice (8 of 83 campylobacter positive and 1 of 83 salmonella sp. strain livingstone positive) and brown rats (1 of 8 campylobacter positive) but not in other species. no shared campylobacter genotypes were found between rodent and pig manure isolates. effective on-farm rodent management is recommended. | 2006 | 16391145 |
| 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 |
| application of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to identify potential outbreaks of campylobacteriosis in new zealand. | since 2002, new zealand's incidence of campylobacteriosis has exceeded 300 cases per 100,000 people per annum. to evaluate genetic variation in human isolates, 183 campylobacter isolates were collected from a single clinical laboratory in christchurch: 77 during an 8-week period in spring, and the rest 3 months later over a second 8-week period in autumn. isolates were identified to the species level and subtyped using penner serotyping (campylobacter jejuni only) and pulsed-field gel electropho ... | 2006 | 16455892 |
| isolation and characterization of a cyanophage infecting the toxic cyanobacterium microcystis aeruginosa. | we isolated a cyanophage (ma-lmm01) that specifically infects a toxic strain of the bloom-forming cyanobacterium microcystis aeruginosa. transmission electron microscopy showed that the virion is composed of anisometric head and a tail complex consisting of a central tube and a contractile sheath with helical symmetry. the morphological features and the host specificity suggest that ma-lmm01 is a member of the cyanomyovirus group. using semi-one-step growth experiments, the latent period and bur ... | 2006 | 16461672 |
| natural transformation-mediated transfer of erythromycin resistance in campylobacter coli strains from turkeys and swine. | erythromycin resistance in campylobacter coli from meat animals is frequently encountered and could represent a substantial barrier to antibiotic treatment of human infections. erythromycin resistance in this organism has been associated with a point mutation (a2075g) in the 23s rrna gene. however, the mechanisms responsible for possible dissemination of erythromycin resistance in c. coli remain poorly understood. in this study, we investigated transformation-mediated acquisition of erythromycin ... | 2006 | 16461682 |
| random amplified polymorphic dna analysis of campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolated from healthy cattle and sheep. | the genetic heterogeneity among campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli isolates obtained from apparently healthy cattle and sheep was investigated by random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) analysis. a total of 348 campylobacter isolates, consisting of c. jejuni (n = 218) and c. coli (n = 130), were analysed. all these isolates were successfully typed by rapd analysis. the total numbers of band patterns defined by rapd in cattle and sheep were 42 and 45, respectively. of the 42 distinct typ ... | 2006 | 16476798 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |