Tracking Food-borne Pathogens

2,373 views · Published 11 January 2012 · 1:54 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: UC Davis · 2012 · Education

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Investigators from the UC Davis Western Institute for Food Safety and Security use DNA "fingerprinting" to track pathogens, like e-coli or salmonella, to their source. In the process, the scientists are learning how these deadly bacteria move from water or animals into our food supply.

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