Life-saving in the bacterial world: How Campylobacter rely on Pseudomonas to infect humans
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Many a holiday is ruined by food poisoning, frequently caused by the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni. Although Campylobacter infections are rarely life-threatening they 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.