Primary isolation strain determines both phage type and receptors recognised by Campylobacter jejuni bacteriophages.

In this study we isolated novel bacteriophages, infecting the zoonotic bacterium Campylobacter jejuni. These phages may be used in phage therapy of C. jejuni colonized poultry to prevent spreading of the bacteria to meat products causing disease in humans. Many C. jejuni phages have been isolated us...

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Main Authors: Martine C Holst Sørensen, Yilmaz Emre Gencay, Tina Birk, Signe Berg Baldvinsson, Claudia Jäckel, Jens A Hammerl, Christina S Vegge, Horst Neve, Lone Brøndsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4293142?pdf=render