As investigators have dealt with the different salmonella serotypes for quite a while now, it's still a breakthrough when there's new information regarding the bacteria; in the latest news on the front of these investigations, it's now come out that a researcher discovered another serotype of the bacteria.
With the discovery of another one of the many salmonella serotypes, investigators across the world are convinced that they will now be able to identify more possibilities of the bacteria infecting livestock, possibly preventing it from reaching humans later on and avoiding a great number of sick people.
According to Science Daily, Marie Bugarel, who serves as a research assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Texas Tech University, was the one responsible for making the latest salmonella serotypes discovery.
The Dairy Herd reports that, once Bugarel made the discovery, the information was sent to the Pasteur Institute in the city of Paris, France, which is the institute in charge of international recognition as well as awareness of Salmonella; in other words, the highest authority on the planet in regards of the bacteria.
According to Lab Manager, longtime convention on the matter dictates that, once a new serotype is found, it should be named after the city where it was discovered so, since Bugarel found the serotype in Lubbock, Texas, it is now officially known as the Salmonella Lubbock.
"More important than the name, however, is that this discovery illustrates there is more that needs to be discovered about salmonella and how it interacts with cattle populations," said Guy Loneragan, one of Bugarel's mentors in Texas Tech even before her discovery of a new salmonella serotype. "With this understanding will come awareness of how to intervene to break the ecological cycle and reduce salmonella in animals and in beef, pork and chicken products."
