According to the Health Protection Agency OF England the the commonest cause of infectious bacterial intestinal disease is Campylobacter. They are found in poultry and other animals and cause millions of cases of food poisoning worldwide. So experts from University of Nottingham along with biotech company GangaGen Life Sciences Inc are developing new weapons in the fight against food poisoning. They intend to make bacteriophage-based treatments for the control of Campylobacter. Bacteriophages are agents that target and destroy bacteria with a high degree of efficiency, without affecting beneficial bacteria or gut cells. The food industry and its regulators have stated that they believe that timely intervention is needed at the farm level to supplement the extensive, but not fully effective, controls already in place in food processing.The combination of these two research teams provides strong impetus for creating a safe, effective and low-cost solution to this pernicious consumer health risk.
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