Multiple factors interact to produce responses resembling spectrum of human disease in Campylobacter jejuni infected C57BL/6 IL-10-/- mice

Table 2 Virulence determinants detected by gene-specific PCR assay.

		Strain
Gene	Function	11168	D2586	D2600	D0835	NW	33560	D0121	Citation
*cad* F	adherence	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[16]
*cdt* ABC	cytolethal distending toxin	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[21]
*ceuE*	iron metabolism/ siderophore	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[15]
*cgt* B	β-1,3-galactosyl-transferase	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[15]
*cia* B	internalization	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[22]
*dna* J	heat stress	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[22]
*fla* A	motility	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[14]
*iam* B	adhesion/invasion	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	[19]
LPS operon	lipopolysaccharide	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[20]
*pld* A	phopholipase	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[22]
*rac* R	colonization	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	[22]
*wla* N	β-1,3-galactosyl-transferase	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	[17]
Other loci thought to be involved in virulence
*lux* S	global regulator	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	This study
*vir* B11 (plasmid)	type IV secretion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	[43]

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