In a recent study published in the journal PLoS Pathogens, researchers analyze prophages of the LF82 strain of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) to better understand their behavior in vitro ...

Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 99, No. 1 (March 2017), pp. 233-238 (6 pages) Soil and plant samples from black rot infected fields were processed to isolate wild type Xanthomonas campestris pv.

A lytic principle active against Corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated (a) from the intestinal contents of guinea-pigs inoculated with diphtheria bacilli, (b) from the peritoneal exudate of ...

In a recent review published in Cell, researchers presented an overview of bacteriophage treatment, including mechanisms, types, design and applications of bacteriophage therapy. Study: Phage therapy: ...

The process of making food safe is never-ending, and as a result, food safety experts, microbiologists, and industry insiders are constantly searching for new ways to improve the food safety system in ...

For some time now, the worldwide food supply has been under attack by a bacterium we know well as a generally non-trouble-making resident of the human colon (Escherichia coli), which has lately been ...

Bacteriophage treatments are not a ‘magic bullet’ and should be used in the hurdle approach to food safety, according to findings of a critical review by Campden BRI. Bacteriophages are viruses ...