Molecular Subtyping of Food Borne Pathogens

Objective

Collaborative effort is to increase the collective knowledge of the ecology, presence, and types of Listeria monocytogenes and other foodborne pathogens found in foods, with emphasis on ready-to-eat meats and frankfurters.

More information

Knowledge gained from these studies will better equip the USDA and food industry in their efforts to reduce and eliminate food borne disease. RiboPrinter system based, molecular subtyping studies, will play a key role in these efforts to gain a greater understanding of pathogens.

Incorporation of RiboPrinter technology into their research studies as a means of subtyping bacterial isolates for the purposes of epidemiological studies of food borne pathogens.

Investigators

Lindsay, James

Institution

USDA - Agricultural Research Service

Start date

2001

End date

2004

Funding Source

Agricultural Research Service

Project number

1935-42000-037-02T

Accession number

404485