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Pathogen Light: Fluorescent Probe for Rapid Foodborne Bacteria Detection

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1507303· OSTI ID:1507303
According to CDC, 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick each year due to foodborne illness. Among them, there are 3,000 deaths. Foodborne bacteria is the NO.1 contributor for that. The direct and indirect costs associated with illnesses caused by major foodborne pathogens are estimated at $15.6 billion per year. Current technologies like culturing and PCR, which are considered as the gold standards, do not meet the fast testing demand requirements in the food supply chain. Pathogen light is a set of reagents and fluorescence probes that can identify foodborne pathogenic DNA in minutes rather than days.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1507303
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--19-23193
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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