Category Archives: Microbiology

Research – Global Green – Salmonella Innoculation – Salmongenics

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Global Green has acquired the world-wide exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute, market and sell Salmogenics™, a patented vaccine that helps to combat the dangerous effects of salmonella in humans and animals.

Salmogenics is in its last stages of testing and trials before the final USDA approval for its commercial application for becoming an approved vaccine for in ovo (injected into the egg) vaccination.

Research – How Bacteria Survive Antibacterial Treatment

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The mechanism by which some bacteria are able to survive antibacterial treatment has been revealed for the first time by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. Their work could pave the way for new ways to control such bacteria.

The research on persistent bacteria has been conducted in Prof. Balaban’s lab for several years, focusing on the development of a biophysical understanding of the phenomenon. It will be combined with other work being done in Prof. Glaser’s laboratory focusing on combating persistent bacteria, in the hope of leading to more effective treatment for bacterial infections.

 

 

Research – Womens Handbags – More Microbes than Toilets?

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Women’s handbags have more microbes than those that exist in most toilets surface of the toilets. Women put the bag all over the place. They take the bag with them all the time and are passing germs from hand to bag. And no bleach goes in the bag.

The study carried out by Maulori Cabral, Professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) reveals that hand cream, lipstick and make-up kits are the dirtiest items that women carry in their handbags. The study compared findings with research carried out by the UK market research company Initial Washroom Hygiene which specializes in cleaning public toilets.

USA – Additional Herring Product Recalled – Listeria monocytogenes

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ZIP INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC, 160 Raritan Center Parkway #6, Edison, NJ 08837, is recalling herring fillet in oil (FOSFOREL, ATLANTIKA) 200 grams in plastic packaging due to Listeria contamination.

The recall was initiated after routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets Food Inspectors and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel found the product to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

USA – Two Children Ill with HUS – Possible E.coli Infection

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According to WFMY News in North Carolina, two children in Davidson County have been hospitalized with severe, bloody diarrhea and may be suffering from E. coli infections. The cases were reported on Friday, December 27, 2013. The possible cause of these illnesses is not known at this time.

USA Research – Retail Buffalo Meat – E.coli O157:H

Food Poisoning Journal

Escherichia coli O157 (E. coli O157) has been isolated from bison retail meat, a fact that is important given that bison meat has been implicated in an E. coli O157-multistate outbreak. In addition, E. coli O157 has also been isolated from bison feces at slaughter and on farms. Cattle are well documented as E. coli O157 reservoirs, and the primary site of E. coli O157 persistence in such reservoirs is the rectoanal junction (RAJ), located at the distal end of the bovine gastrointestinal tract.

RASFF Alerts – E.coli – Boneless Beef – Listeria monocytogenes – Smoked Salmon

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RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in frozen boneless beef from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli in chilled boneless beef from Brazil in the Netherlands

RASFF -Listeria monocytogenes (210 CFU/g) in chilled sliced smoked salmon from Denmark in Italy

RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Paprika – Pistachios – Histamine – Tuna

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RASFF -aflatoxins (Tot. = 44 µg/kg – ppb) in ground hot paprika from Turkey in Austria

RASFF -aflatoxins (B1 = 58; Tot. = 62 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Turkey in Italy

RASFF -histamine (424.7 mg/kg – ppm) in frozen tuna (thunnus albacares) from Vietnam in Spain

RASFF Alerts – Salmonella – Chickens – Dry Sausage – Fish – Chicken Donner

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RASFF -Salmonella in frozen pangasius from Vietnam in Sweden

RASFF -suspicion of Salmonella (S. typhimurium) in live chickens from France in Italy

RASFF -Salmonella spp. (presence /25g) in dry sausages from Spain in France

RASFF – Salmonella infantis in chicken donner pieces from Romania in France

RASFF Alerts – Animal Feed – Salmonella – Bone and Meat Meal – Soya

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RASFF -Salmonella (presence /25g) in bovine bone and meat meal from the Netherlands in Belgium

RASFF -Salmonella Senftenberg in soya expeller from Belgium