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Campylobacter jejuni in coccoid form does not reverse into spiral form in chicken guts
1Department of Microbiology, National Food and Nutrition Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Acta Microbiologica Polonica
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
The incubation of Campylobacter jejuni suspension in aerobic conditions results in the conversion of spiral cells into coccoid form. The present paper shows that such forms introduced into the alimentary tract of two-day-old chicks are not able to convert back into cultivable, infectious spiral forms, as has been suggested by some authors. Technical problems connected with this type of experiment are also discussed.