University at Albany researcher Mehmet Yigit leads a team that was awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to develop a mobile, fast-acting test kit for salmonella detection.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Food borne pathogens like salmonella are responsible for billions of dollars in losses to the U.S. economy and serious gastrointestinal illnesses that can land some ...

The test employs a paper strip that changes color in the presence of the bacterial genome, enabling quick screening for salmonella in food products. Phys.org Story by Erin Frick ...

The proposed diagnostic kit will include pre-filled vials, allowing the user to easily add their sample and induce the chemical reaction necessary to determine Salmonella presence or absence. When the ...

But testing laboratories are often off-site and preparing a sample for analysis can take a day or two. “That’s one of the frustrating things with microbiology,” he said.

ALBANY — Researchers at the University at Albany have developed a test for salmonella contamination in food that can be done in a fraction of the time and cost of current methods. Within a few ...