-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Bacteria could eliminate e-coli By Clive Cookson in San Francisco Published: February 18 2001 21:44GMT | Last Updated: February 18 2001 22:48GMT A lethal form of food poisoning could be eliminated by feeding cattle with "friendly bacteria" that eradicate harmful germs from the animals' gut, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science was told on Sunday. The approach could help prevent serious food poisoning from the dangerous 0157 strain of e-coli bacterium, which lives in cattle and is the main cause of food poisoning from eating undercooked beef products. An outbreak killed 21 people in Scotland in 1996. But the germs also cause illness in people who are exposed to cattle manure on farms. Experiments at the University of Georgia have shown success in removing the 0157 strain of e-coli bacterium - which causes 100,000 cases of serious food-borne illness in the US each year - by giving cattle probiotic cultures of other e-coli strains that are harmless to people and animals. "In most animals, these friendly bacteria have killed all the 0157 bacteria by germ warfare inside the gastrointestinal tract within two weeks," said Michael Doyle, director of the university's Centre for Food Safety. "People have to remember that animals often lie on their manure, which clings to their hair and hides," said Professor Doyle. "A recent outbreak in Pennsylvania where children were infected by e-coli was associated with a farm visit." The traditional method of vaccinating animals to prevent them carrying 0157 did not prevent the cattle shedding the bacteria in faeces, he said. "Our new probiotic treatment shows great promise." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
