Use of bacteriophage and phage products to control campylobacter in chicken
University of South Australia
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Project code: PRJ-000653
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Thursday, March 1, 2007
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Project completion date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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National Priority: CME-Priority 4-Ensuring food safety of Australian chicken meat
Summary
A safe non chemical environmentally sustainable way to reduce colonisation of chickens and so reduce contamination of chicken carcasses leading to a reduction in chicken meat associated cases of human C jujuni infection.
Program
Chicken Meat
Research Organisation
University of South Australia
Objective Summary
To investigate the potential for bacteriophage and bacteriophage products to reduce colonisation of chickens with Campylobacter jejuni