How bacteria-killing viruses are getting used to maintain meals secure

 

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LISTERIOSIS kills lots of of individuals yearly in Europe alone. The bacterium that causes it, Listeria monocytogenes, can contaminate every kind of meals and retains rising even in fridges. However should you stay within the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Israel, you most likely have a decrease danger of an infection since you are consuming meals sprayed with a cocktail of viruses that kill listeria micro organism.

Micro organism-killing viruses, referred to as bacteriophages, are more and more getting used to destroy dangerous microbes throughout meals processing, to cease meals rotting and to deal with plant and animal illnesses on farms. One huge benefit of this strategy …


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