Genetic Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated From Avian and Human Sources in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) are able to colonise and infect domestic poultry and also pose a risk for humans. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of genotypic diversity among C. jejuni isolates recovered from avian and human sources in Egypt. Furthermore, the short variable region (SVR) of flagellin A (flaA) gene was analysed for the presence of allelic variants. Our results showed that C. jejuni isolates differ in their capacity to harbour each of the virulence genes alone or when present in various combinations. The flaA gene was detected in all C. jejuni strains and none of the strains had all the studied virulence genes together. When considering C. jejuni strains from the investigated sources, the cdtC g

SUBMITTER: Abd El-Hamid MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813243 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature