The Biggest Bug: Leading Cause Of US Food-Borne Illness Makes Its Own Pathway Through Cells

... In spite of our long and painful relationship with Campylobacter jejuni, we are just starting to answer basic questions about the bug that is the leading cause of bacterial food-borne illness in the United States, and one of the most common causes of diarrhea worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that "campylobacterioisis" strikes 2.4 million Americans a year. [click link for full article] ...