Researchers Make Breakthrough in Detecting Most Common Bacteria Contaminating Oysters
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have discovered a new method to detect a bacterium that has contaminated New England oyster beds and sickened consumers who ate the contaminated shellfish. The new detection method is a significant advance in efforts to identify shellfish harboring disease-carrying strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.