Mouse Anti-C. jejuni

This product is specific for Campylobacter jejuni. Some reactivity has been observed with Penner 4 +/- and with Penner 10.

C. jejuni is a curved, rod-shaped gram negative bacterium which is a member of the Campylobacteraceae family. They are motile with a polar unsheathed flagellum that results in a corkscrew like motion. They occur primarily as commensals in humans and domestic animals, particularly in chickens where gut temperatures of 42^oC are optimal for growth.

C. jejuni are one of the most common causes of human diarrhea in the world. Food poisoning can be severely debilitating, although rarely life-threatening as the disease is self limiting. Campylobacter infections are also associated with postinfectious complications including arthritis, Reiter syndrome and Guillain❏❏Barre❏ syndrome.