Scientist in ARS’s are helping to
make meals worry-free for people who enjoy turkey. The unit part continues to break
new ground in protecting consumers against harmful food-borne bacteria like
campylobacter.
A breaktrough is on the horizon,
through research by molecular microbiologist using competitive exclusion.
Competitive exclusion is a
benficial intestinal bacterium’s protective effect that limits colonisation by
some bacterial pathogens. This method has been applied toward protecting
chickens from colonisation by salmonella. Now were focused on excluding
campylobacter from turkeys.
The team is using a DNA fingerprint
method called ARISA (automatic ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis) to detect
changes in intestinal microbial communities.
This team’s methods are part of
an overall strategy to asses intestinal microbial flora dynamics troughout
turkey production. They are using an emerging technology known as molecular
mircobial ecology, which involves identifying and tracking microbess associated
with gut colonisation by food-borne pathogens.
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strategy to asses intestinal microbial flora dynamics troughout turkey
production. They are using an emerging technology known as molecular mircobial
ecology, which involves identifying and tracking microbess associated with gut
colonisation by food-borne pathogens.
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