Chemotactic behavior of Campylobacter jejuni

MB Hugdahl, JT Beery, MP Doyle - Infection and immunity, 1988 - Am Soc Microbiol
MB Hugdahl, JT Beery, MP Doyle
Infection and immunity, 1988Am Soc Microbiol
The chemotactic behavior of Campylobacter jejuni was determined in the presence of
different amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids, and preparations and constituents of
mucin and bile. L-Fucose was the only carbohydrate and L-aspartate, L-cysteine, L-
glutamate, and L-serine were the only amino acids producing a chemotactic (positive)
response. Several salts of organic acids, including pyruvate, succinate, fumarate, citrate,
malate, and alpha-ketoglutarate, were also chemoattractants, as were bile (beef, chicken …
The chemotactic behavior of Campylobacter jejuni was determined in the presence of different amino acids, carbohydrates, organic acids, and preparations and constituents of mucin and bile. L-Fucose was the only carbohydrate and L-aspartate, L-cysteine, L-glutamate, and L-serine were the only amino acids producing a chemotactic (positive) response. Several salts of organic acids, including pyruvate, succinate, fumarate, citrate, malate, and alpha-ketoglutarate, were also chemoattractants, as were bile (beef, chicken, and oxgall) and mucin (bovine gallbladder and hog gastric). Most constituents of bile tested individually were chemorepellents, but the mucin component was chemoattractant. The chemotactic behavior of C. jejuni toward L-fucose, a constituent of both bile and mucin, may be an important factor in the affinity of the organism for the gallbladder and intestinal tract.
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