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MDPI, Microorganisms, 3(8), p. 452, 2020

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8030452

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Bridging the Gap: A Role for Campylobacter jejuni Biofilms

Journal article published in 2020 by Greg Tram ORCID, Christopher J. Day, Victoria Korolik ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the developed world. Cases of Campylobacteriosis are common, as the organism is an avian commensal and is passed on to humans through contaminated poultry meat, water, and food preparation areas. Although typically a fastidious organism, C. jejuni can survive outside the avian intestinal tract until it is able to reach a human host. It has long been considered that biofilms play a key role in transmission of this pathogen. The aim of this review is to examine factors that trigger biofilm formation in C. jejuni. A range of environmental elements have been shown to initiate biofilm formation, which are then affected by a suite of intrinsic factors. We also aim to further investigate the role that biofilms may play in the life cycle of this organism.