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Listen to this siteDetails of Agency-funded projects under the Foodborne Disease research programme (B14).
This research project aims to identify simple, reproducible methods to distinguish between strains of Salmonella and E.coli O157 on the basis of their tolerance to environmental stress.
Results available.
This project aims to explore the responses of the foodborne bacterium Salmonella typhimurium to stress encountered during commercial food processing or storage
Results available.
This research project aims to establish whether exposure of S. enterica serovar Enteritidis to stresses such as heat or acid treatment gives rise to more resistant types.
Results available.
This project aims to determine if Salmonellas with increased stress tolerance and virulence may emerge more frequently when exposed to stress encountered by bacteria from farm to fork.
Results available.
This research project aims to compare techniques to identify strains of salmonella, this is will help in tracing human infections back to their source.
Results available.
This research project will compare the strains of campylobacter occurring in human infections in North West England and Northern Ireland, the results may enable the identification of different risk factors in these two regions.
This research project developed a tool for identifying strains of campylobacter, this was used to help understand the sources of campylobacter food poisoning and how it is spread.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a food poisoning surveillance system with enhanced sensitivity and speed to provide more opportunities for intervention and prevention in the local population.
Results available.
This research project aims at providing a reference service for 1) determination of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in microorganisms from foods collected in the course of microbiological food surveillance studies and 2) providing a depository and archiving service for them.
This research project aims to collect information on the contribution of foreign travel to food poisoning.
This research project aims to develop a detection method for Enteroaggregative E. coli that can be used to screen clinical, food and environmental samples without the need to refer them to a specialist laboratory.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop tests for Enteroaggregative E. coli in stool specimens and food in order to be able to distinguish these from other E. coli infections.
This research project, in combination with project B14005, aims to use archived faecal samples to facilitate further work on identifying the causes and burden of infectious intestinal disease.
This research project, in combination with project B14004, aims to use archived faecal samples to facilitate further work on identifying the causes and burden of infectious intestinal disease.
This research project aims to obtain data on the behaviour of a range of strains of Clostridium perfringens in terms of their ability to produce toxin and subsequently cause food poisoning.
Results available.
This research project aims to collect data on species of clostridia that may contaminate foods.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop and validate a computer programme to predict growth of C. perfringens in meat during cooling using a range of cooking and cooling conditions.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a user friendly software tool to describe the behaviour of C. perfringens during heating/cooling of meats.
Results available.
This research project aims to determine the relative contribution of different risk factors, both food and non-food related, to the burden of C. jejuni infection in humans.
This research project aims to identify and investigate clusters of human campylobacter cases in north-west of England and assess the contribution of environmental exposures.
This research project aims to estimate the burden and causes of infectious intestinal disease (IID) in the UK population.
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