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Infection and Immunity, April 2004, p. 2452-2455, Vol. 72, No. 4
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.4.2452-2455.2004
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A Deep-Rough Mutant of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 Is Noninvasive for Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Margaret I. Kanipes,1 Lindsay C. Holder,2 Adrian T. Corcoran,3 Anthony P. Moran,3 and Patricia Guerry2*
Department of Natural Sciences, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina,1
Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, Maryland and,2
Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland3
Received 7 October 2003/
Returned for modification 17 November 2003/
Accepted 16 January 2004
A waaF mutant of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 showed decreased invasion of INT407 cells in vitro and increased sensitivity to some antibiotics compared to what was seen with the wild-type strain.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: NMRC, Enteric Diseases Department, Naval Medical Center, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: (301) 319-7662. Fax: (301) 319-7679. E-mail: guerryp{at}nmrc.navy.mil.
Editor: J. T. Barbieri
Infection and Immunity, April 2004, p. 2452-2455, Vol. 72, No. 4
0019-9567/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.4.2452-2455.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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