Campylobacter-Associated Diseases in Animals

O Sahin, M Yaeger, Z Wu… - Annual Review of Animal …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Campylobacter includes a group of genetically diverse species causing a range of diseases
in animals and humans. The bacterium is frequently associated with two economically …

Zoonotic and antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter: a view through the One Health lens

Q Zhang, AF Beyi, Y Yin - One Health Advances, 2023 - Springer
As a pathogen of a major public health concern with animal health importance,
Campylobacter constitutes a clear and present threat to One Health. This organism …

Molecular evidence for zoonotic transmission of an emergent, highly pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni clone in the United States

O Sahin, C Fitzgerald, S Stroika, S Zhao… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Campylobacter jejuni is a major zoonotic pathogen. A highly virulent, tetracycline-resistant
C. jejuni clone (clone SA) has recently emerged in ruminant reservoirs and has become the …

Role of restriction-modification systems in prokaryotic evolution and ecology

AS Ershova, IS Rusinov, SA Spirin, AS Karyagina… - Biochemistry …, 2015 - Springer
Restriction–modification (RM) systems are able to methylate or cleave DNA depending on
methylation status of their recognition site. It allows them to protect bacterial cells from …

Control of important causes of infectious abortion in sheep and goats

PI Menzies - Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, 2011 - vetfood.theclinics.com
Abortion in sheep flocks and goat herds at a level that significantly affects productivity is a
common clinical problem. Accurate diagnosis is critical to ensure that control measures are …

Point mutations in the major outer membrane protein drive hypervirulence of a rapidly expanding clone of Campylobacter jejuni

Z Wu, B Periaswamy, O Sahin… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Infections due to clonal expansion of highly virulent bacterial strains are clear and present
threats to human and animal health. Association of genetic changes with disease is now a …

LuxS and quorum-sensing in Campylobacter

PJ Plummer - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Several intercellular bacterial communication mechanisms have been identified in a broad
range of bacterial species. These systems, collectively termed quorum-sensing systems …

Clinical relevance of infections with zoonotic and human oral species of Campylobacter

S Lee, J Lee, J Ha, Y Choi, S Kim, H Lee, Y Yoon… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Genus Campylobacter has been recognized as a causative bacterial agent of animal and
human diseases. Human Campylobacter infections have caused more concern …

Campylobacter

Z Wu, O Sahin, Q Zhang - Pathogenesis of bacterial infections …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Campylobacter are characterized by their inability to ferment carbohydrates, low
chromosomal G+ C content, and requirement formicroaerobic atmosphere for growth …

Genetic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni isolates associated with sheep abortion in the United States and Great Britain

Z Wu, R Sippy, O Sahin, P Plummer… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Campylobacter infection is a leading cause of ovine abortion worldwide. Historically,
genetically diverse Campylobacter fetus and Campylobacter jejuni strains have been …