Article: Bacteriophage Assay Indicates Viral Contamination in Shellfish.(Brief Article)

2000 MAY 29 - (NewsRx.com) --

by Sonia Nichols, Staff Medical Writer -- The safety of the food we eat is an international concern. Unfortunately, despite new quality assurance standards, some food sources remain a threat to our health due to environmental or other factors.

Investigators in England report that the use of an F-specific RNA (FRNA) bacteriophage assay for checking processed shellfish can reduce the risk for acquiring virus-associated enteric diseases.

The researchers, members of a team in the Center for Environmental Fisheries and Aquaculture Science at Weymouth Laboratory in Dorset, England, reported, "Escherichia coli is a widely ...

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