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Open AccessThe transducer-like protein Tlp12 of Campylobacter jejuni is involved in glutamate and pyruvate chemotaxis
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the most common bacterial causes of food-borne enteritis worldwide. Chemotaxis in C. jejuni is known to be critical for the successful colonization of the host and key for the adapt...
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Open AccessSMRT sequencing of the Campylobacter coli BfR-CA-9557 genome sequence reveals unique methylation motifs
Campylobacter species are the most prevalent bacterial pathogen causing acute enteritis worldwide. In contrast to Campylobacter jejuni, about 5 % of Campylobacter coli strains exhibit ...
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Open AccessEpidemiological association of Campylobacter jejuni groups with pathogenicity-associated genetic markers
Campylobacter jejuni, the most leading cause for bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, shows a high genetic diversity among its isolates. Recently, we demonstrated the existence of six C. jejuni-groups by combinin...