BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAMPYLOBACTER CONUNDRUM -- NOTICE TO THE READER -- Contents -- Preface -- General Introduction -- Campylobacter jejuni and Food Safety -- 1.1. A Microaerophilic and Thermotolerant Pathogen (General, Phenotype and Physiology) -- 1.1.1. History and Taxonomy -- 1.1.2. Bacteriology -- 1.1.3. Typing -- 1.1.4. Campylobacter Jejuni in Humans -- 1.1.5. How Can We Control Campylobacter jejuni in Food Industry? -- Physical Treatment -- Miscellaneous -- Conclusion -- 1.2. Epidemiology of Thermophilic Campylobacters -Veterinary and Environmental Aspects -- Introduction -- 1.2.1. Domestic Livestock -- 1.2.2. Poultry -- 1.2.3. Domestic Pets -- 1.2.4. Wild and Exotic Animals or Birds -- 1.2.5. Survival in Environmental Waters and Soils -- 1.2.6. Risks to Human Health -- Campylobacter Genomes: General and Specific Features -- Introduction -- 2.1. Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 Genome -- 2.2. Comparison Between C. jejuni Strains NCTC 11168 And RM1221 -- 2.3. C. jejuni 81-176 Genome Exhibits Unique Pathogenic Features -- 2.4. Campylobacter Genome Comparison through CGH Arrays -- 2.5. Campylobacter Plasmids Genomes -- 2.5.1. «Virulence Plasmids» -- 2.5.2. Cryptic Plasmids -- From Environment to the Host: Stress Resistance Mechanisms and Regulation Pathways -- 3.1. Survival of Campylobacter jejuni in Unfavourable Environments: -- Introduction -- 3.1.1. Viable but Not Cultivable Cells of Campylobacter jejuni -- 3.1.2. Osmoadaptation of Campylobacter jejuni -- 3.1.3. Campylobacter jejuni and Starvation -- Conclusion -- 3.2. Oxidative Stress in a Microaerophilic Pathogen: Comparison with Aerobic/Anaerobic Microorganisms -- 3.2.1. Effect of Oxidative Stress on the Cell -- 3.2.2. Oxidative Stress Responses in Aerobes, Anaerobes and Microaerophiles -- Detoxification -- Conclusion -- 3.3. Campylobacter Responses to Thermal Stress.

Introduction -- 3.3.1. Cold Shock Response -- 3.3.2. Heat Shock Response -- 3.4. Responses of Campylobacter to Low pH Environments -- Other Strategies Developed by Campylobacter to Adapt to the Environment -- 4.1. Alteration Of Membrane Lipids -- Introduction -- 4.1.1. Bacterial Membranes -- 4.1.2. Influence of Environmental Factors on Campylobacter Membrane Lipid Composition -- Conclusion -- 4.2. Membrane and Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter SPP -- Introduction -- Transport of Drugs through the Membrane and Antimicrobial Resistance -- LPS and Antimicrobial Resistance -- Porins and Antimicrobial Resistance -- Efflux Systems Involved in AntimicrobialResistance in Campylobacter -- Conclusion -- 4.3. C. jejuni Senses Its Environment by Two-Component Systems (TCS) -- 4.4. Motility, Chemotaxis -- Signal Recognition/Transduction -- Excitation -- Adaptation/Signal Removal -- 4.5. Biofilms -- Campylobacter in Multi-Species Biofilm -- Mono-Species Biofilm of Campylobacter -- General Conclusion -- References -- Index.