New evidence shows how bacterium in undercooked chicken causes GBS

Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 16:01 in Earth & Climate

A research team is the first to show how a common bacterium found in improperly cooked chicken causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or GBS. The federally funded research not only demonstrates how this food-borne bacterium, known as Campylobacter jejuni, triggers GBS, but offers new information for a cure.

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