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Intralytix is a biotechnology company based in Baltimore, Maryland. Intralytix specializes in bacteriophage-based products used to control bacterial pathogens in environmental, food processing, and medical settings. ==ListShield== ListShield is an Intralytix product that is applied to food for the prevention of listeriosis by killing strains of food-borne pathogenic ''Listeria monocytogenes'' bacteria. Listeriosis is a serious disease with a high rate of mortality in susceptible individuals. It is almost exclusively contracted by consuming contaminated food. Since the ''L. monocytogenes'' bacteria are omnipresent in nature, even the most thorough hygiene concepts fail to guarantee that food products are free of listeria. Bacteriophages are among the best studied organisms in the natural world. This is because their molecular biology is relatively simple. Many molecular principles were first studied in bacteriophages prior to being found in higher organisms. Bacteriophages are ubiquitous. High numbers can be found in seawater and also in fermented foods such as yogurt or cheese. Bacteriophages are extremely specific in the bacteria they recognize. The recognition is often limited to specific strains of one species, in rare cases several strains of the same species or genus are recognized. With this fact in mind their potential in fighting unwanted bacteria has recently received increased attention. ListShield is aqueous, phage preparation containing six listeria-specific bacteriophages designed to attack a very broad spectrum of ''Listeria monocytogenes'' strains. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Intralytix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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