Prevalence, Antigenic Specificity, and Bactericidal Activity of Poultry Anti-Campylobacter Maternal Antibodies

O Sahin, Q Zhang, JC Meitzler, BS Harr… - Applied and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Poultry are considered the major reservoir for Campylobacter jejuni, a leading bacterial
cause of human food-borne diarrhea. To understand the ecology of C. jejuni and develop …

Identification of Campylobacter jejuni Proteins Recognized by Maternal Antibodies of Chickens

KD Shoaf-Sweeney, CL Larson, X Tang… - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Campylobacter jejuni is one of the leading bacterial causes of food-borne gastroenteritis.
Infection with C. jejuni is frequently acquired through the consumption of undercooked …

Effect of Campylobacter-Specific Maternal Antibodies on Campylobacter jejuni Colonization in Young Chickens

O Sahin, N Luo, S Huang, Q Zhang - Applied and environmental …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Using laboratory challenge experiments, we examined whether Campylobacter-specific
maternal antibody (MAB) plays a protective role in young chickens, which are usually free of …

Investigation of the Presence and Protective Effects of Maternal Antibodies Against Campylobacter jejuni in Chickens

SA Cawthraw, DG Newell - Avian diseases, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
The role of maternal antibodies in the lag phase of Campylobacter positivity, widely
observed in commercial broiler flocks, was investigated. The results indicate that 3-wk-old …

Passive immunization to reduce Campylobacter jejuni colonization and transmission in broiler chickens

D Hermans, K Van Steendam, E Verbrugghe… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Springer
Campylobacter jejuni is the most common cause of bacterium-mediated diarrheal disease in
humans worldwide. Poultry products are considered the most important source of C. jejuni …

The specificity of antibody in chickens immunised to reduce intestinal colonisation with Campylobacter jejuni

PR Widders, LM Thomas, KA Long, MA Tokhi… - Veterinary …, 1998 - Elsevier
Poultry consumption has been identified as a major risk factor for human infection with
Campylobacter jejuni in developed countries. C. jejuni is present in the gastrointestinal tract …

Reducing Campylobacter jejuni colonization in broiler chickens by in-feed supplementation with hyperimmune egg yolk antibodies

J Vandeputte, A Martel, S Canessa… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Campylobacter infections sourced mainly to poultry products, are the most important
bacterial foodborne zoonoses worldwide. No effective measures to control these infections …

Detection and survival of Campylobacter in chicken eggs

O Sahin, P Kobalka, Q Zhang - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims: Campylobacter jejuni, a food‐borne human pathogen, is widespread in poultry;
however, the sources of infection and modes of transmission of this organism on chicken …

Poultry as a Host for the Zoonotic Pathogen Campylobacter jejuni

D Hermans, F Pasmans, W Messens… - Vector-Borne and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Campylobacteriosis is the most reported foodborne gastroenteritic disease and poses a
serious health burden in industrialized countries. Disease in humans is mainly caused by …

Colonization factors of Campylobacter jejuni in the chicken gut

D Hermans, K Van Deun, A Martel, F Van Immerseel… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Springer
Campylobacter contaminated broiler chicken meat is an important source of foodborne
gastroenteritis and poses a serious health burden in industrialized countries. Broiler …