T4 Technical Session 4 - Applied Laboratory Methods, Food Defense, Novel Laboratory Methods

Monday, July 29, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
213D (Charlotte Convention Center)
Convenors: Jennifer Cannon and Thomas Ford

Presentations

1:30 PM
Development of a Label-free Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Method for the Detection and Differentiation of Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria in Mung Bean Sprouts
Xiaomeng Wu, University of Georgia; Chao Xu, University of Georgia; Ralph Tripp, University of Georgia; Yaowen Huang, University of Georgia; Yiping Zhao, University of Georgia
1:45 PM
Rapid Identification of Salmonella Serovars by Flow Cytometry-based Multiplexing Analysis System
Muhsin Aydin, Arkansas State University; Soohyoun Ahn, University of Florida
2:00 PM
Evaluation of Molecular Alternatives to Traditional Serotyping for Salmonella enterica subs. enterica
Shannon Coleman, Colorado State University; Rachel McEgan, University of Florida; Jeffrey Chandler, Colorado State University; Bledar Bisha, Colorado State University; Alma Perez-Mendez, Colorado State University; Wanda Manley, Wyoming Public Health Laboratory; Kally Probasco, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.; Douglas Marshall, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.; Michelle Danyluk, University of Florida; Lawrence Goodridge, Colorado State University
2:15 PM
Mining of the Specific Molecular Detection Targets of Salmonella enterica and Genotyping of Its Isolates
Xianming Shi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Lida Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bin Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Weibing Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Xiujuan Zhou, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2:30 PM
Inter-laboratory Validation of an Enhanced Multiple-locus Variable-number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) Protocol for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes from Food, Clinical and Environmental Sources
Saleema Saleh-Lakha, University of Guelph; Vanessa Allen, Public Health Ontario; Jiping Li, University of Guelph; Franco Pagotto, Health Canada; Joseph Odumeru, University of Guelph; Eduardo Taboada, Public Health Agency of Canada; Burton Blais, Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Dele Ogunremi, Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Gavin Downing, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture; Susan Lee, University of Guelph; Anli Gao, University of Guelph; Shu Chen, University of Guelph
2:45 PM
Evaluation of Several Drag Sampling Techniques for Isolation of Salmonella enterica from Agricultural Environments
Bledar Bisha, Colorado State University; Jeffrey Chandler, Colorado State University; Alma Perez-Mendez, Colorado State University; Shannon Coleman, Colorado State University; Kally Probasco, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.; Douglas Marshall, Eurofins Scientific, Inc.; Wanda Manley, Wyoming Public Health Laboratory; Lawrence Goodridge, Colorado State University
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Comparison of Microbial Methods to Detect Fecal Coliforms, E. coli, and Salmonella spp. in Finished Compost
Russell Reynnells, U.S. Department of Agriculture-BARC-EMFSL; David Ingram, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS; Cheryl Roberts, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS-EMFSL; Richard Stonebraker, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS-BARC-EMFSL; Patricia Millner, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS; Manan Sharma, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS
3:45 PM
Automation in a High Throughput Food Processing Laboratory to Facilitate Rapid Turnaround and Regulatory Compliance
Christine Paszko, Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.; Dustin Ebbing, JMF; Sandra Moore, John Morrell & Co.; Gene Bartholomew, John Morrell & Co.
4:00 PM
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