Researchers suggest industrial chicken environments may drive the evolution of bacteria that cause human infections.
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Industrial poultry farming is contributing to the spread of Campylobacter, which is identified as the most frequent bacterial cause of foodborne illness.
According to a report from Food Safety News, scientists at the Ineos Oxford Institute have been analysing how these bacteria evolve. Their findings indicate that the specific environment of the chicken host may encourage the development of strains that are more likely to infect humans.
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