Smart State Fellowships Program – Development of probiotic control measures

Griffith University

  • Project code: PRJ-000696

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Thursday, February 1, 2007

  • Project completion date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009

  • National Priority: CME-Priority 4-Ensuring food safety of Australian chicken meat

Summary

The project will develop a rapid and effective treatment for patients that have acquired the pathogen from poultry products or from other sources. It will also develop a means to reduce or eleminate C. jejuni from poultry.

Program

Chicken Meat

Research Organisation

Griffith University

Objective Summary

To reduce the incidence of Campylobacter gastrointeritis in humans.