Beneficial and Dangerous Microbes in Our Food | Springtime Science

While we may associate microbes in our food with harmful outbreaks of foodborne illness, microbes can play a positive role in our diet and even be a source of food themselves. Take a tour of the most common harmful, and helpful, microbes we encounter in our food and learn about how we can even harness the power of microbes to end world hunger!

Presenter: Sneha Das, M.S., Microbiology, University of Illinois