In vitro studies of Campylobacter jejuni/coli strains from hens and humans regarding adherence, invasiveness, and toxigenicity.
Campylobacter jejuni/coli strains from hens and humans were compared for their ability to adhere to and invade HEp-2-cells and for toxigenicity to CHO-cells. In both hen and human strains, invasiveness was higher among non-toxigenic strains than among toxigenic ones. The frequency of adherence, invasiveness, and toxigenicity was the same in hen and human strains.
Lindblom
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Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
Kaijser
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D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D016466:CHO Cells; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014774:Virulence