Over a follow-up of three years they found a higher number of campylobacter jejuni in the 34 patients ... more than 1,000 colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g) of campylobacter.

While the research, by experts in China and Florida, could not prove that the bug is directly responsible for rising rates of the disease, researchers said campylobacter jejuni may put the public ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Campylobacter is a spiral shaped foodborne bacterium and is the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK.