Mass spectrometry based identification and binding characterisation of phage tailspike proteins specific for the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.

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Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of foodborne illness within Australia. To improve food safety there is a critical need for new therapeutics and diagnostics that target this agent. Within nature bacterial viruses possess proteins that can perform such a task. By using mass spectrometric analysis we aim to exploit billions of years of co-evolution to identify bacterial viral proteins that bind C. jejuni to identify novel means to limit and lower C. jejuni numbers in food sources.