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Campylobacter jejuni is a Gram-negative bacterium and is a commensal of many animal species (Skirrow and Blaser, 1992). In humans it is the major cause of human bacterial enteritis both in developed and developing countries (Tauxe, 1992; Taylor, 1992). Many cases of Campylobacter enteritis in humans have been associated with the consumption of or contact with undercooked chicken meat (Deming et al., 1987; Harris et al., 1986).
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Fry, B.N., Wösten, M.M.S.M., Wassenaar, T.M., van der Zeijst, B.A.M. (2000). Transformation of Campylobacter jejuni . In: Eynard, N., Teissié, J. (eds) Electrotransformation of Bacteria. Springer Lab Manuals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04305-9_19
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