Influence of Campylobacter jejuni fliA, rpoN and flgK genes on colonization of the chicken gut

摘要

Campylobacter jejuni, a commensal Gram-negative motile bacterium commonly found in chickens is a frequent cause of human gastrointestinal infections. The polar flagellum of C. jejuni is an important virulence and colonization factor, providing motility to the cell as well as a type III secretion function. The flagellar biosynthesis genes fliA (σ~(28)) and rpoN (σ~(54)) of C.