179: Viable but not culturable

The TwiModulators discuss aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an ocean-atmosphere mesocosm, and how the common practice of decontaminating produce with chlorine produces viable but non-culturable pathogens.

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Links for this episode:

• Taxon-specific aerosolization of bacteria and viruses (Nat Commun)
• Chlorine produces viable but non-culturable bacteria (mBio)
• Chlorine washing fails bacteria test (Guardian)
• Foodborne illness in US: Major pathogens (CDC)
• Chlorine dilution calculator (Public Health Toronto)

Multistate foodborne outbreak investigations (CDC)