Essays about: "foodborne"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word foodborne.
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1. Survival of foodborne bacteria on wooden and plastic cutting boards - A laboratory protocol
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : The survival of foodborne bacteria on different cutting board materials has been studied and a functional laboratory protocol for further studies on the subject has been established. Six different bacteria, E. coli, S. aureus, L monocytogenes, S. READ MORE
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2. Development of a simplified and cost effective norovirus capsid typing method using next generation sequencing
University essay fromAbstract : Human noroviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide and can betransmitted through consumption of contaminated raw food. Shellfish like oysters can becontaminated by human sewage during production and accumulate multiple Norovirus strainsin low concentrations. READ MORE
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3. Comparison of quality performance of whole genome sequencing analysis pipelines for foodborne pathogens
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Molekylär evolutionAbstract : Campylobacter is the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and in Sweden there areofficial programs for the surveillance of the bacteria. One important objective with foodbornepathogen surveillance is molecular typing. READ MORE
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4. Factors Affecting How Well Bacterial Whole Genome Sequencing Reads Assemble
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologiAbstract : Recently Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) has become the new high-resolution tool used to trace the source of foodborne outbreaks. There are often only a few genetic differences that can distinguish closely related bacterial isolates, and variability in data quality between different laboratories may influence the results. READ MORE
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5. Food Safety Risk Perceptions in the Dumpster Diving Community and Analysis of Bacterial Burden in Discarded Foods
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologiAbstract : The main topic of this study was dumpster diving (the act of retrieving discarded goods, in this case especially food, from waste containers) and the exploration of this activity from the infection biology viewpoint. Dumpster diving is a common way of accessing goods without spending economic resources, as well as an expression of anti-consumerism or civil disobedience. READ MORE
