Project name: Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni str. RM3417

Description: The food-borne pathogens Campylobacter jejuni (Cj) and C. coli (Cc) produce capsular polysaccharides (CPS) that are the major antigenic determinants of the classical Penner serotyping system that distinguishes these Campylobacters into 65 groups. In order to examine the genomic diversity of Cj and Cc, and to identify DNA signatures for the development of faster and cheaper typing assays, we have determined the draft genome sequences of 38 Cj and 18 Cc strains representing 56 different Penner serotypes.

Data type: genome sequencing

Sample scope: Monoisolate

Relevance: Medical

Last updated: 2011-07-25