User talk:Reesegroover/Campylobacter jejuni

DNA Repair

After reviewing the DNA repair information, I think it should be its own section because it has nothing to do with the mechanisms discussed in the pathogenesis section. Nathaniel Yankey (talk) 01:40, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

In 1886, Dr. Escherich found organisms that may have resembled Campylobacter while he was observing the stool samples of some children. C. jejuni was first discovered in the small intestines of humans since the 1970s, however, symptoms have existed since the early 20th century. Veterinarians were able to extract it from a human stool sample an the cause of these symptoms was discovered. recognize Campylobacter as being the cause of abortions in sheep and cattle in the early 20th century. in the late 1940s and early 1950s, it was causing abortions in women however, the cause was not yet discovered. it was not until the 1970's when C. jejuni was finally isolated. Although it was isolated in the 1970's, C. jejuni was not recognized until the 1980's. It was previously though that C. jejuni was isolated to animals. Once it was discovered to exist in humans as well, it was and still is a wide spread belief that most diarrhea cases were caused by Campylobacter. The CDC, USDA and FDA worked together and discovered that C. jejuni is responsible for over 40% of bacterial gastroenteritis found in laboratories as of 1996.

Simonahall2003 (talk) 18:08, 17 April 2024 (UTC)