A research group from United Kingdom investigated the mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni ) causes inflammation and diarrhea. They found that C. jejuni causes two distinct patterns of ...

Scientists have looked at a range of interventions related to Campylobacter in poultry meat. The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) reviewed recent data and evidence and ...

Contrary to popular belief, the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is not a harmless commensal in chickens but can cause disease in some breeds of poultry according to research. Campylobacter ...

Campylobacter infections are extremely debilitating and have been linked with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome, one of the leading causes of non-trauma-induced paralysis worldwide.

Researchers have shown the significant impact and costs of Campylobacter infections from contaminated chicken in Australia. Scientists quantified the cost of illness attributable to specific domestic ...

Disease outbreaks among humans are common. But outbreaks among humans from puppies? That's a scenario that's much rarer, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently explained how this ...

Campylobacter uses a particular set of sugar-coated bacterial molecules in intestinal cell surfaces to colonise and spread, according to research. Scientists at the University of Nottingham hope their ...

The ability of Campylobacter jejuni isolates to translocate across an epithelial cell barrier was investigated by using polarized Caco-2 cell monolayers grown on microporous membrane filters. The 4 C.

Campylobacter jejuni cells entered the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state upon suspension in sterile water. Cell viability was determined with tetrazolium violet. VBNC cells suspended in water for ...

The Institute of Food Research (IFR) is to study how a strain of Campylobacter can survive in different environments to better understand the risk to human health. The grant of £113,000 from the UK ...

Campylobacters are small Gram-negative spiral rods. Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), a foodborne organism contracted from untreated water, milk and meat, especially chicken, is one of the most ...