Short description
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Salmonella serovars are major agents responsible for foodborne illness traceable to fresh produce. The occurrence of such illness is increasing in the US and Europe, and this threatens to become an emerging problem in Switzerland with the growing demand for convenience foods, specifically ready-to-eat salads. Proactive research is needed to understand the epidemiological factors that foster contamination by Salmonella. This project will obtain new understanding of the genetic basis of Salmonella interactions with ready-to-eat salad vegetables that can be applied to designing implementable control strategies. The genome-wide screening approach In Vivo Expression Technology (IVET) will be used to identify plant upregulated Salmonella genes. This project will form a significant component of the European COST Action 924 that is not currently being addressed by other COST Action 924 partners.
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Partners and International Organizations
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AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IL, IT, LT, NL, NO, PL, PT, SI, TR, UK
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Abstract
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Salmonella serovars are major agents responsible for foodborne illness traceable to fresh produce. The occurrence of such illness is increasing in the US and Europe, and this threatens to become an emerging problem in Switzerland with the growing demand for convenience foods, specifically ready-to-eat salads. Proactive research is needed to understand the epidemiological factors that foster contamination by Salmonella. This project will obtain new understanding of the genetic basis of Salmonella interactions with ready-to-eat salad vegetables that can be applied to designing implementable control strategies. The genome-wide screening approach In Vivo Expression Technology (IVET) will be used to identify plant upregulated Salmonella genes. This project will form a significant component of the European COST Action 924 that is not currently being addressed by other COST Action 924 partners.
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