Campylobacter jejuni Is Not Merely a Commensal in Commercial Broiler Chickens and Affects Bird Welfare

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial food-borne infection; chicken meat is its main source. C. jejuni is considered commensal in chickens based on experimental models unrepresentative of commercial production. Here we show that the paradigm of Campylobacter commensalism in the chic...

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Main Authors: Humphrey, Suzanne, Chaloner, Gemma, Kemmett, Kirsty, Davidson, Nicola, Williams, Nicola, Kipar, Anja, Humphrey, Tom, Wigley, Paul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161246/