8-19 IAN Food Bacteria
Can bacteria on bacteria violence help save money and lives? Hi, I'm David Sparks, and before you rush to youtube to check out the 3-D trailer, it's not a product of Hollywood's imagination but instead it's actual scientific progress that could soon be used to fight salmonella, E.coli and listeria. In a moment, I'll have more on how the peptide prdduced by harmless bacteria might just save the day.
According to the journal ScienceDaily, University of Minnesota researchers have discovered and received a patent for a naturally occurring lantibiotic -- a peptide produced by a harmless bacteria -- that could be added to food to kill harmful bacteria like salmonella, E. coli and listeria. The CDC reports that From May 1 to November 30, 2010, approximately 1,939 illnesses were reported that are likely to be associated with a salmonella outbreak and there are outbreaks of E. coli all over the world, quite recently, in Germany. A Listeria outbreak has been linked to a Louisiana-based brand of head cheese.
