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Does Biofilm Formation Aid Colonization and Infection in Campylobacter?
Ben Pascoe 
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Hilary Lappin-Scott,
Samuel K Sheppard,
Hiroshi Asakura
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Hilary Lappin-Scott,
Samuel K Sheppard,
Hiroshi Asakura
Campylobacter Ecology and Evolution, Volume: 1, Issue: 14, Pages: 177 - 187
Swansea University Author:
Ben Pascoe
Abstract
Biofilm formation can promote the colonization of host and non-host environments for some bacteria. In some species cell aggregation and attachment are key pathogenic determinants. However, in Campylobacter, many questions remain about the importance of biofilms for surface attachment in order to es...
| Published in: | Campylobacter Ecology and Evolution |
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| Published: |
Norwich
Caister Academic Press
2014
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa16971 |
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| Abstract: |
Biofilm formation can promote the colonization of host and non-host environments for some bacteria. In some species cell aggregation and attachment are key pathogenic determinants. However, in Campylobacter, many questions remain about the importance of biofilms for surface attachment in order to establish an infection in animals or humans. In this chapter, we explore the factors that influence biofilm formation in Campylobacter, and discuss this in the context of invasion, colonization and the onset of disease. |
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| Keywords: |
Campylobacter; biofilm, genomes, ecology; evolution |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
14 |
| Start Page: |
177 |
| End Page: |
187 |