Abstract
From 300 stool samples, 58 Campylobacter strains were isolated by standard microbiological and biochemical methods. Of these, 40 strains were identified as Campylobacter jejuni and 5 as Campylobacter coli. The presence of flaA (100%), cadF (100%), racR (100%), dnaJ (100%), pldA (100%), ciaB (95%), virB11 (0%), ceuE (82.5%), cdtA (97.5%), cdtB (97.5%), cdtC (97.5%), and wlaN (7.5%) genes was detected in C. jejuni by PCR. All C. jejuni strains but one produced cytolethal distending toxin in a HeLa cell assay.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics
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Bacterial Toxins / toxicity
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Bangladesh / epidemiology
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Campylobacter Infections* / epidemiology
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Campylobacter Infections* / microbiology
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Campylobacter coli / classification
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Campylobacter coli / genetics
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Campylobacter coli / isolation & purification
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Campylobacter coli / pathogenicity
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Campylobacter jejuni* / classification
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Campylobacter jejuni* / genetics
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Campylobacter jejuni* / isolation & purification
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Campylobacter jejuni* / pathogenicity
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Diarrhea* / epidemiology
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Diarrhea* / microbiology
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Feces / microbiology
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HeLa Cells
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Humans
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Prevalence
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Virulence / genetics
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Virulence Factors / genetics*
Substances
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Bacterial Proteins
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Bacterial Toxins
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Virulence Factors
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cytolethal distending toxin