New DNA tracking can identify bugs contaminating milk
A new system of DNA sequencing to track down and identify potentially dangerous bugs which contaminate milk and can cause illness in consumers has been pioneered by researchers at Teagasc and UCC.
“What we have done is to use an approach called high throughput DNA sequencing. We use the DNA in the micro-organisms to identify all the micro-organisms present in the milk as part of the same test,” explains Professor Paul Cotter, head of food biosciences at Teagasc.
