Leading cause of food poisoning. Campylobacter jejuni RM1221

Campylobacter jejuni strain RM1221. This strain (RM1221; ATCC BAA-1062) was isolated from the skin of a retail chicken by the Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit (Western Regional Research Center, Albany, CA) and minimally passaged. This strain has unique features that distinguish it from Campylobacter jejuni strain NCTC 11168 including unique lipooligosaccharide, capsule, and other loci, as well as the ability to colonize chicken skin and other differences.