<p>1. Develop and evaluate novel antagonists (e.g. Bacteriovorax, Bdellovibrio and non-pectolytic Pseudomonas) for biological-based intervention strategies, and identify means of combining pathogen microbial ecology with effective chemical and physical interventions. 2. Develop and optimize chemical decontamination interventions (e.g. novel sanitizer formulations and advanced gas-phase antimicrobial treatments), making use of pathogen microbial ecology information generated under Objective 1. 3. Develop nonthermal technologies (e.g. cold plasma, high-intensity monochromatic light and irradiation) as effective, waterless physical treatments, and establish protocols for combination treatments with interventions developed in the first two objectives.</p>
Development of Alternative Intervention Technologies For Fresh Or Minimally Processed Foods
Objective
Investigators
Sites, Joseph; Olanya, Modesto; Niemira, Brendan; Annous, Bassam
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2015
End date
2020
Funding Source
Project number
8072-41420-020-00-D
Accession number
430150