May 2/Washington/ANI -- A compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illness, researchers at Washington State University have found. The discovery should open the door to new treatments for raw and processed meats and food preparation surfaces.
“This work is very exciting to me because it shows that this compound has the potential to reduce disease-causing bacteria in the environment and in our food supply,” said Dr. Xiaonan Lu, a postdoctoral researcher and lead author of the paper.