Abstract Gulf States in the Middle East have had to change rapidly from subsidence herding,
farming and fishing communities to modern states through the exploitation of revenue …

Abstract Background The genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis harbors four copies of a
cluster of genes termed mce operons. Despite extensive research that has demonstrated the …

Abstract Background Background: Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is one of the well-
characterized virulence factors of Campylobacter jejuni, but it is unknown how CDT …

Differentiation between Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli is problematic in
clinical specimens due to fastidious growth requirements and limited biochemical tests. This …

Campylobacter has been the most prevalent microorganism associated with foodborne
gastroenteritis in developed countries in the last years. The consumption of contaminated …

Antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter could adversely affect treatment outcomes, especially in
children. We investigated the antibiotic susceptibility profiles, virulence potentials and …

Campylobacter jejuni is a common gastrointestinal bacterial pathogen. Although cytolethal
distending toxin (CDT) is proposed to be an important virulence determinant of this …

Aim: During the last decades, number of food poisoning cases due to Campylobacter
occurred, immensely. After poultry, raw milk acts as a second main source of …

Campylobacter infections are a major cause of diarrhoea world-wide and two of the
antimicrobials used for their control (erythromycin and ciprofloxacin) have been losing …

There are still major gaps in our understanding of the bacterial factors that influence the
outcomes of human Campylobacter jejuni infection. The aim of this study was to compare …