- Investigators
- Meinersaman, Richard
- Institutions
- North Carolina State University
- Start date
- 2002
- End date
- 2006
- Objective
- Determine prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter spp. in turkey processing plants and raw products.
- Use strain subtyping to evaluate the clonal structure of the bacterial enteropathogen populations in turkeys and compare this to global populations.
- Characterize of biofilm forming potential of the bacteria.
- Screen for virulence potential of prevalent and resident strains using human vascular endothelial cell cultures.
- Evaluate the ability of select strains to be transferred to foods from food contact surfaces, and to persist and grow (L. monocytogenes) at refrigeration temperatures.
- Funding Source
- Agricultural Research Service
- Project number
- 6612-41420-010-03S
- Accession number
- 405975
- Categories
- Listeria
- Salmonella
- Bacterial Pathogens
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