TABLE 5.
Functional role of CadF as an adhesin is shared between the C. jejuni clinical isolates 81-176 and F38011
| Competitor and fold excess |
C. jejuni 81-176 wild-type isolate bacteria bounda
|
|
|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| No competitor | (3.7 ± 0.3) × 104 | 100 |
| C. jejuni cadF mutant | ||
| 50 | (3.5 ± 0.4) × 104 | 95 ± 10 |
| 90 | (2.9 ± 0.4) × 104 | 78 ± 11 |
| C. jejuni F38011 | ||
| 25 | (2.0 ± 0.2) × 104 | 54 ± 5b |
| 50 | (1.4 ± 0.3) × 104 | 38 ± 8b |
a
Values represent the numbers of C. jejuni 81-176 bacteria bound in the presence of the competing organism divided by the numbers of C. jejuni 81-176 bacteria bound in the absence of the competitor, multiplied by 100.
b
Value significantly different (P < 0.01) from that obtained with the C. jejuni 81-176 wild-type isolate in the absence of the competitor.