Virus vs. bacteria: Phages prove effective at killing pathogens in milk Dennis D'Amico, associate professor of animal science, has demonstrated that bacteriophages can effectively reduce the amount of common foodborne pathogens in milk.

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Lysates from different bacertial species can trigger biofilm formation in V.cholerae

After exploring different hypotheses, a control experiment revealed that not only #lysate of #V_cholerae communities but also from #E_coli, #P_aeruginosa, and even #Gram-negative bacteria such as #B_subtilis can trigger the response.