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Article: Controlling pathogens on fresh-cut produce -- a new phage?
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- July 30, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 July 2001-US ARS: Controlling pathogens on fresh-cut produce -- a new phage? (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Those fresh-cut fruits and veggies in your grocery store are convenient and nutritious. But they have the potential to become another channel for human pathogens. So two Agricultural Research Service scientists are testing the concept of using phages -- viruses that infect and kill only bacteria -- to control foodborne pathogens on produce. And early results are promising.
ARS plant pathologists Britta Leverentz and Bill Conway are the first to test phages on fruits and vegetables. While the peel or rind of intact ...