University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 1-2019 Understanding the Molecular Strategies of Campylobacter jejuni for Survival in Amoeba and Chicken. Deepti Pranay Samarth University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the Food Microbiology Commons, Food Processing Commons, and the Pathogenic Microbiology Commons Recommended Citation Samarth, Deepti Pranay, "Understanding the Molecular Strategies of Campylobacter jejuni for Survival in Amoeba and Chicken." (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 3302. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3302 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Understanding the Molecular Strategies of Campylobacter jejuni for Survival in Amoeba and Chicken. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Poultry Science by Deepti Pranay Samarth Guru Ghasidas University Bachelor of Science, 2005 RTM Nagpur University Master of Science in Microbiology, 2007 August 2019 University of Arkansas This dissertation is approved for recommendation to the Graduate Council. ___________________________________ Young Min Kwon Ph.D. Dissertation Director ___________________________________ ________________________________ Steven C. Ricke, Ph.D. Billy M. Hargis, Ph.D. Committee Member Committee Member ___________________________________ Ravi D. Barabote, Ph.D. Committee Member Abstract Campylobacter jejuni endure to be major cause of gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. C. jejuni is fastidious in laboratory setup but can cause waterborne infection through contaminated water where none of these fastidious conditions are met. This dissertation presents an assortment of studies focused in reviewing three major factors which could present a helping hand to C.