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Purdue Creates New Low-Cost System To Detect Bacteria
July 27, 2006 — Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new low-cost system that analyzes scattered laser light to quickly identify bacteria for applications in medicine, food processing and homeland ... > full story -
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Foodborne Illness
Why Listeriosis Rates Are 20-Fold Higher During Pregnancy
July 10, 2006 — For years, doctors have puzzled over why pregnant women are 20 times more likely than others to be infected by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Researchers at the University of California, ... > full story -
Bacteria, Beware: New Finding About E Coli Could Block Infections, Lead To Better Treatments
June 28, 2006 — A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli can be blocked to avert infection, a finding that might aid in developing better therapies to treat bacterial infections resulting in food ... > full story -
Despite Acidity, Orange Juice Could Still Be A Source Of Foodborne Disease
May 29, 2006 — Orange juice and other foods traditionally not associated with foodborne disease outbreaks can still be a source of disease, although rare. Public health officials should be aware of this possibility ... > full story -
Innocuous Intestinal Bacteria May Be Reservoir For Resistance
May 26, 2006 — "Harmless" bacteria in the digestive tracts of dairy cows, may not be so harmless after all. They may be a reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes that can be transferred to more harmful, ... > full story -
New Treatment For Food Poisoning
May 11, 2006 — A team of researchers working at the University of Bristol has found a potential new treatment for listeriosis, a deadly form of food poisoning. Their work is reported in Nature ... > full story -
Less Antibiotic Use In Food Animals Leads To Less Drug Resistance In People, Study Shows
April 17, 2006 — Australia's policy of restricting antibiotic use in food-producing animals may be linked with lower levels of drug-resistant bacteria found in its citizens, according to an article in the May 15 ... > full story -
New Process Could Aid Biodefense In Rapidly Detecting Dangerous Pathogens
April 8, 2006 — Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health demonstrated that proteomic mass spectrometry has the potential to be used to identify viruses in complex environmental samples. The ... > full story -
Single Cell Amoeba Increases MRSA Numbers 1000-Fold
March 31, 2006 — Scientists in the UK have found that a type of amoeba acts as an incubator for MRSA bacteria. As amoebae are often found in healthcare environments this discovery has implications for the infection ... > full story -
Consumption Of Risky Foods Declines
March 22, 2006 — Americans are eating safer. The number of people who reported eating one or more foods associated with an increased risk of foodborne disease declined by a third from 1998 to 2002, according to ... > full story
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