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Venatorbacter cucullus gen. nov sp. nov a novel bacterial predator (2021)
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Saeedi, A., Cummings, N. J., McLean, D., Connerton, I. F., & Connerton, P. L. (2021). Venatorbacter cucullus gen. nov sp. nov a novel bacterial predator. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 21393. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00865-8

A novel Gram-stain negative, aerobic, halotolerant, motile, rod-shaped, predatory bacterium ASxL5T, was isolated from a bovine slurry tank in Nottinghamshire, UK using Campylobacter hyointestinalis as prey. Other Campylobacter species and members of... Read More about Venatorbacter cucullus gen. nov sp. nov a novel bacterial predator.

Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens (2020)
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Flaujac Lafontaine, G. M., Connerton, I. F., Richards, P. J., Fish, N. M., Connerton, P. L., Cummings, N. J., …Connerton, I. F. (2020). Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03030

© Copyright © 2020 Flaujac Lafontaine, Richards, Connerton, O’Kane, Ghaffar, Cummings, Fish and Connerton. Worldwide Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne disease. Contamination of chicken meat with digesta from C. jejuni-positive bird... Read More about Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens.

The effect of the timing of exposure to Campylobacter jejuni on the gut microbiome and inflammatory responses of broiler chickens (2018)
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Connerton, P. L., Richards, P. J., Lafontaine, G. M., O'Kane, P. M., Ghaffar, N. M., Cummings, N. J., …Connerton, I. F. (in press). The effect of the timing of exposure to Campylobacter jejuni on the gut microbiome and inflammatory responses of broiler chickens. Microbiome, 6, Article 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0477-5

Background Campylobacters are an unwelcome member of the poultry gut microbiota in terms of food safety. The objective of this study was to compare the microbiota, inflammatory responses, and zootechnical parameters of broiler chickens not exposed t... Read More about The effect of the timing of exposure to Campylobacter jejuni on the gut microbiome and inflammatory responses of broiler chickens.

Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168 (2016)
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Anjum, A., Kelly, B., Aidley, J. B., Connerton, P. L., Cummings, N. J., Parkhill, J., …Bayliss, C. D. (2016). Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168. Nucleic Acids Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw019

Phase-variable restriction-modification systems are a feature of a diverse range of bacterial species. Stochastic, reversible switches in expression of the methyltransferase produces variation in methylation of specific sequences. Phase-variable meth... Read More about Phase variation of a Type IIG restriction-modification enzyme alters site-specific methylation patterns and gene expression in Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC11168.

The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288 (2014)
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Hooton, S. P., Timms, A. R., Cummings, N. J., Moreton, J., Wilson, R., & Connerton, I. F. (2014). The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288. Plasmid, 76, 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.08.002

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium U288 is an emerging pathogen of pigs. The strain contains three plasmids of diverse origin that encode traits that are of concern for food security and safety, these include antibiotic resistant determinants, a... Read More about The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288.

Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni (2014)
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Siringan, P., Connerton, P. L., Cummmings, N. J., & Connerton, I. F. (2014). Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni. Open Biology, 4(3), Article 130200. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130200

Members of the genus Campylobacter are frequently responsible for human enteric disease, often through consumption of contaminated poultry products. Bacteriophages are viruses that have the potential to control pathogenic bacteria, but understanding... Read More about Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni.