179: Viable but not culturable
The TwiModulators discuss aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an ocean-atmosphere mesocosm, and how the common practice of decontaminating produce with chlorine produces viable but non-culturable pathogens.
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- Taxon-specific aerosolization of bacteria and viruses (Nat Commun)
- Chlorine produces viable but non-culturable bacteria (mBio)
- Chlorine washing fails bacteria test (Guardian)
- Foodborne illness in US: Major pathogens (CDC)
- Chlorine dilution calculator (Public Health Toronto)
Multistate foodborne outbreak investigations (CDC)
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The TwiModulators discuss aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an ocean-atmosphere mesocosm, and how the common practice of decontaminating produce with chlorine produces viable but non-culturable pathogens.
Become a patron of TWiM.
Links for this episode:
- Taxon-specific aerosolization of bacteria and viruses (Nat Commun)
- Chlorine produces viable but non-culturable bacteria (mBio)
- Chlorine washing fails bacteria test (Guardian)
- Foodborne illness in US: Major pathogens (CDC)
- Chlorine dilution calculator (Public Health Toronto)
Multistate foodborne outbreak investigations (CDC)
2018-06-29
76 min
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