Research traces bacteria in salmonella outbreaks
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 06:30
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- During such mass food-poisoning outbreaks as the recent contamination of ground turkey, speedy identification of the bacteria involved can save lives and reduce illness. New research co-authored by a Cornell food scientist will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings -- and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork.