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Title:   Author  item
                                            EPPS, SHARON - Texas A&M Universityitem
                                            Harvey, Rogeritem
                                            Hume, Michaelitem
                                            PHILLIPS, TIMOTHY - Texas A&M Universityitem
                                            Anderson, Robinitem
                                            Nisbet, David
  Submitted to: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 11/9/2013
                                    Publication  Date: 11/26/2013
                                    Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/58262Citation: Epps, S.V., Harvey, R.B., Hume, M.E., Phillips, T.D., Anderson, R.C., Nisbet, D.J. 2013. Foodborne Campylobacter: Infections, metabolism, pathogenesis and resorvoirs. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10:6292-6304.Interpretive Summary: Campylobacter are bacteria that cause foodborne illness worldwide.  The emergence of this bacterial group as a significant causative agent of human disease and their propensity to carry antibiotic resistance elements that allows them to resist antibacterial therapy make them a serious public health threat.  Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are considered to be the most important members of this bacterial group, and their ability to colonize and survive in a wide variety of animal species and habitats make them extremely difficult to control.  This article reviews the historical and emerging importance of this bacterial group and addresses aspects of the human infections they cause, their metabolism and pathogenesis, and their natural reservoirs in order to address the need for appropriate food safety regulations and interventions.
                                Technical Abstract: Campylobacter species are a leading cause of bacterial-derived foodborne illness worldwide.  The emergence of this bacterial group as a significant causative agent of human disease and their propensity to carry antibiotic resistance elements that allows them to resist antibacterial therapy make them a serious public health threat.  Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are considered to be the most important enteropathogens of this genus, and their ability to colonize and survive in a wide variety of animal species and habitats make them extremely difficult to control.  This article reviews the historical and emerging importance of this bacterial group and addresses aspects of the human infections they cause, their metabolism and pathogenesis, and their natural reservoirs in order to address the need for appropriate food safety regulations and interventions.


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