Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Summer 2019
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes is problematic for the manufacturing, storage, and consumption of ready-to-eat foods. This bacterium may cause listeriosis upon consumption often with deadly complications. Queso Fresco (QF), a pasteurized Hispanic-style fresh cheese (HSFC), has been shown to support the growth of L. monocytogenes. QF is the most widely produced and implicated HSFC in the U.S., representing a significant health hazard to at risk populations such as infants, pregnant women, elderly, and the immunocompromised. The objective of this research project is to evaluate the efficacy of ten novel antimicrobial endolysins in combatting L. monocytogenes contamination in a miniaturized lab-scale queso fresco model over a 28 day shelf life.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Daniella; Holle, Maxwell J.; and Miller, Dr. Michael, "Comparative Efficacy of Novel Endolysins in Queso Fresco" (2019). PRECS student projects. 39.
https://spark.parkland.edu/precs_student/39
Comments
Financial support was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant #NSF REU 1559908/1559929, as part of the Phenotypic Plasticity Research Experience for Community College Students, through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Genomic Biology and Parkland College. http://precs.igb.illinois.edu/
This research was conducted at the Miller Lab, a part of the Animal Sciences Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign https://publish.illinois.edu/miller-lab/