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ArticleMolecular diagnosis : a journal devoted to the understanding of human disease through the clinical application of molecular biology2005

Prevalence of four virulence genes in Campylobacter jejuni determined by PCR and sequence analysis.

Vasilios Kordinas, Chryssoula Nicolaou, Anastassios Ioannidis, Eleni Papavasileiou, Nicolaos John Legakis, Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou

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Article in Molecular diagnosis : a journal devoted to the understanding of human disease through the clinical application of molecular biology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vasilios KordinasDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Athens Medical School - Aeginition Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Chryssoula Nicolaou
Anastassios Ioannidis
Eleni Papavasileiou
Nicolaos John Legakis
Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou
Eginition Hospital · GRAthens Medical Center · GRPenteli General Children's Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe presence of four virulence genes (racR, wlaN, cgtB, virB11) in 356 Campylobacter jejuni strains isolated from confirmed clinical cases was examined by PCR and sequence analysis. The investigated genes were chosen on the basis of their variation in prevalence.

methodsThe virulence genes were detected by PCR and the amplified products were submitted for sequence analysis.

resultsThe gene with the highest prevalence was racR (87.08%). virB was present in only 1.69% of the C. jejuni strains, and wlaN and cgtB were detected in 16.01% and 24.44%, respectively. Five strains associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and Miller-Fischer syndrome out of the total of 356 (1.40%) were positive for cgtB.

conclusionOur findings suggest that racR may encode factors necessary for bacterial pathogenicity in humans, while the roles of the other three genes remain ambiguous.

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Genes, BacterialCampylobacter jejuniChildFecesGastroenteritisGuillain-Barre SyndromeHumansMiller Fisher SyndromePolymerase Chain ReactionSequence AnalysisVirulenceVirulence FactorsVirulence Factors

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