date:Aug 02, 2013
entification of food-borne contaminants.
The five-year collaboration is designed to develop real-time tests to quickly detect specific strains of E. coli and Salmonella.
The tests will also genetically sequence bacteria and analyze the results for use in future tests. The company stated that the whole genome sequences will be included in the National Institutes of Health Genbank and shared with the food safety research community.
Foodborne illness outbreaks in the past few years linked to coo