Oxidative Stress Survival During Campylobacter Transmission and Infection
Rebecca Handley, Mark Reuter and Arnoud van Vliet
from: Campylobacter Ecology and Evolution (Edited by: Samuel K. Sheppard). Caister Academic Press, U.K. (2014)
Abstract
Illness from Campylobacter jejuni infection is a widespread burden in the developed world. The spread and high incidence of this pathogen is in no small part due to its ability to survive exposure to exogenous stresses. This provides C. jejuni with the opportunity to spread to and colonise a variety of niches that lack the conditions in which C. jejuni can grow. In this chapter we will describe the common transmission routes of C. jejuni, followed by a discussion of the systems and mechanisms that are part of the protective responses C. jejuni has at its disposal. Finally, we will discuss the challenges faced by C. jejuni as a microaerophilic organism, which has to survive in an aerobic world read more ...
