Davis Lindsay, DiRita Victor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2008 Nov;Chapter 8:Unit 8A.3. doi: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc08a03s11.
Campylobacter jejuni is commonly isolated from animals, including rodents, farm animals, and especially birds. The most common route of infection for humans is through the ingestion of contaminated chicken. Although C. jejuni commonly inhabits a number of animals, it does so asymptomatically. Many animals have been explored for use in pathogenic models; however, the most commonly used and established animal model is the chick colonization model described in this unit.
空肠弯曲菌通常可从包括啮齿动物、农场动物尤其是鸟类等动物中分离得到。人类最常见的感染途径是摄入受污染的鸡肉。尽管空肠弯曲菌通常寄生于多种动物体内，但这些动物并无症状。人们已经探索了多种动物用于致病模型；然而，最常用且成熟的动物模型是本单元所述的雏鸡定植模型。
