THE PATHOGENESIS OF CAMPYLOBACTER: ULTRASTRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR GENETIC STUDIES OF VIRULENCE MECHANISMS IN ISOLATES FROM HUMAN DISEASES

Objective

The project builds on complementary skills in Belgian and British laboratories. Ultrastructural studies are proposed on adherence of clinical isolates of Campylobacter to human intestinal enterocytes and on subsequent invasion and cell damage, and assays for stages in infection will be developed in parallel studies with cultures cells. Preliminary work on iron deprivation of Campylobacter will be extended to include immunological studies of iron regulated outer membrane proteins, and their possible role as siderophore receptors. Gene libraries of Campylobacter DNA will be made in E-coli, and screened for expression of virulence determinants and erythromycin resistance, either directly or by the use of shuttle vectors.

Programme(s)

• FP2-SCIENCE - Programme plan (EEC) to stimulate the international cooperation and interchange needed by European research scientists (SCIENCE), 1988-1992

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER

Address

University Road
LE1 7RH Leicester
United Kingdom

Participants (1)

Centre Public d'Aide Sociale de la Ville de Bruxelles

Belgium

Address

298A,rue Haute
1000 Bruxelles