230: Ancient bacterial DNA

In this episode of TWiM, control of Campylobacter in raw chicken by zinc oxide nanoparticles in packaging material, and Salmonella enterica genomes from a16th century epidemic in Mexico.

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Links for this episode:

• Zinc oxide nanoparticles in raw meat packing (Appl Env Micro)
• Campylobacter, an emerging foodborne pathogen (Emerg Inf Dis)
• Ancient bacterial DNA (Microb Genom)
• Salmonella enterica from 16th century outbreak (Nature)

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