Oxygen-sensitive foodborne pathogens must withstand oxygen toxicity in aerobic environments during transmission to humans.
C. jejuni
is a major cause of gastroenteritis, accounting for 400 million to 500 million infection cases worldwide per year. As an obligate microaerophile,
C. jejuni
is sensitive to air-level oxygen.
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