Tag: salmonella

UF researchers use novel method to vaccinate against salmonella in mice

by Samantha Murray
November 16, 2022

• There is no FDA-approved human vaccine for nontyphoidal salmonella, the kind of salmonella spread through contaminated food and water that causes gastrointestinal illness. • UF researchers are exploring a novel method of vaccinating against ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Lisa Emerson, Mariola Edelmann, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Salmonella

New UF research sets stage for development of salmonella vaccine

by Samantha Murray
May 6, 2021

Worldwide, there are more than 95 million salmonella infections each year, with 1.35 million occurring in the United States. There is no effective human vaccine for this common germ. Researchers with the University of Florida have developed ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Mariola Edelmann, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Salmonella

UF/IFAS-led team finds faster, better way to detect salmonella in meat, chicken

by Brad Buck
September 14, 2016

Please see caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A team of scientists led by University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers has found a faster and more precise way to detect salmonella in beef and chicken, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Detection, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Salmonella

UF/IFAS: ‘Perfect storm’ needed for salmonella to spread in post-harvest tomatoes

by Brad Buck
December 9, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have gained new insight into produce-associated salmonella that they hope will eventually reduce the number and severity of the illness-causing outbreaks. Tomato variety and weather ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: IFAS, Safety, Salmonella, Spread, Tomatoes

Under lab conditions, Salmonella can reach tomato fruits through leaves, IFAS study shows

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 10, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Food-safety experts have long believed that Salmonella bacteria could only enter tomatoes through wounds in the stem or fruit — but a new University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ariena Van Bruggen, Florida Tomato Committee, PLoS One, Reggie Brown, Salmonella, Tomatoes, Van Bruggen

UF research finds salmonella responds differently to tomato varieties, ripeness

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 23, 2010

Caption at the end of the story Multimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2010/09/21/salmonella-multimedia/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered that tomato variety and maturity influence the ways salmonella ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety
Tags: Max Teplitski, Salmonella, Tomatoes

Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 3, 2009

Caption at the bottom of the post. Click for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination. Thanks ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS
Tags: Anita Wright, Ariena H. C. Van Bruggen, E. Coli, Salmonella

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