Garlic compound fights source of food-borne illness better than antibiotics (100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics )

04 May 2012

Discovery could play role in treatments for food and prep areas

PULLMAN, Wash.—Researchers at Washington State University have found that 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. Their work was recently published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

The discovery opens the door to new treatments for raw and processed meats and food preparation surfaces.