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TEAM FINDS DRUG-RESISTANCE GENES IN C. JEJUNI

Research finds that antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of food borne illness. The team finds that more than half of the C. jejuni, isolated from patients in Michigan, are genetically protected against at least one antibiotic used to fight bacterial infections. The team’s full report appears in...