Wednesday, July 31, 2013: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Exhibit Hall (Charlotte Convention Center)
Convenor:
Terri Huffman
Validation of Test for Detection of Salmonella spp. in a Variety of Foods
Oscar Caballero, Neogen Corporation;
Susan Alles, Neogen Corporation;
R. Lucas Gray, Neogen Corporation;
Jerry Tolan, Neogen Corporation;
Mark Mozola, Neogen Corporation;
Jennifer Rice, Neogen Corporation;
Patrick Bird, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Kiel Fisher, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Jonathon Flannery, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc.
Development of an Assay to Detect Salmonella enterica Serovar Senftenberg by qPCR
Michael Karberg, Life Technologies, Inc.;
Angela Burrell, Life Technologies, Inc.;
Adam Allred, Life Technologies, Inc.;
Nathan Dyer, Life Technologies, Inc.;
Gilbert Ortiz, Life Technologies, Inc.;
Daniel Kephart, Life Technologies, Inc.
Validation of a New Real-time PCR Assay for Detection of Listeria monocytogenes from Foods and Environmental Surfaces
Jonathan Cloke, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Carlos Leon-Velarde, University of Guelph;
Nathan Larson, University of Guelph;
Keron Dave, University of Guelph;
Katharine Evans, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
David Crabtree, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Annette Hughes, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Craig Hopper, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Helen Simpson, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Sophie Withey, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Milena Oleksiuk, Thermo Fisher Scientific;
Laura Leena Kiiskinen, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Comparison of Four DNA Extraction Methods in the Real-time PCR Assay for Detection of Listeria monocytogenes from Milk Products
Eun Jeong Heo, Quarantine and Inspection Agency;
Eun Kyung Ko, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency ;
Hyunjung Park, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency;
Young Jo Kim, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency;
Jin San Moon, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency;
Soonmin Oh, Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency;
Joon Il Cho, Korea Food and Drug Administration
An Independent Laboratory Evaluation of a Salmonella spp Detection Kit
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Patrick Bird, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Kiel Fisher, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
M. Joseph Benzinger, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Megan Boyle, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
James Agin, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
David Goins, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Marcia Armstrong, QIAGEN GmbH;
Corinna Kueppers, QIAGEN GmbH;
Sarah Fakih, QIAGEN GmbH;
Sandra Luley, QIAGEN GmbH;
Holger Engel, QIAGEN GmbH
Validation of a Commercial Real-time PCR Test Kit for Screening Salmonella in Produce, Meats, Seafood, Dairy, Spices, Infant Formula, Pet Food and Environmental Surfaces
Morgan Wallace, DuPont Nutrition and Health;
Bridget Andaloro, DuPont;
Stephen Varkey, DuPont;
Daniel DeMarco, DuPont;
Dawn Fallon, DuPont;
Nisha Corrigan, DuPont;
Andrew Farnum, DuPont Qualicon;
Monica Tadler, DuPont;
Steven Hoelzer, DuPont Nutrition and Health;
Julie Weller, DuPont Nutrition and Health;
George Tice, DuPont;
Patrick Bird, Q Laboratories, Inc.;
Erin Crowley, Q Laboratories, Inc.
Evaluation of the Atlas® Salmonella G2 Detection System for Foods and Environmental Surfaces
Anja Bubeck-Barrett, Roka Bioscience;
Kristin Livezey, Roka Bioscience;
Joe Garcia, Roka Bioscience;
Bernadine Luong, Roka Bioscience;
William Kwong, Roka Bioscience;
Steve Vaughn, Roka Bioscience;
Kevin Tsao, Roka Bioscience;
Celina Puente, Roka Bioscience;
Brett Maroni, Roka Bioscience;
Michael Becker, Roka Bioscience;
Wendy McMahon, Silliker, Inc.;
Brian Kupski, Silliker, Inc.;
Michele Wisniewski, Roka Bioscience
Evaluation of the Atlas® STEC Detection Assay for Fresh Raw Ground Beef and Fresh Raw Beef Trim
Kristin Livezey, Roka Bioscience;
Hua Yang, Roka Bioscience;
Kathryn Baker, Roka Bioscience;
Brett Maroni, Roka Bioscience;
Kevin Tsao, Roka Bioscience;
Apolonia Huerta, Roka Bioscience;
Bettina Groschel, Roka Bioscience;
Greg Merrick, Roka Bioscience;
Jeff Panganiban, Roka Bioscience;
Edgar Kamantigue, Roka Bioscience;
Chad Fleischer, Roka Bioscience;
Jarrod Morgan, Roka Bioscience;
Michael Reshatoff, Roka Bioscience;
Michele Wisniewski, Roka Bioscience;
Michael Becker, Roka Bioscience
Performance of the Atlas® Listeria monocytogenes Detection Assay (LmG2) after a Single Enrichment
Vanessa Bres, Roka Bioscience;
Polina Zaslavsky, Roka Bioscience;
Maesa Hanhan, Roka Bioscience;
Paul Campbell, Roka Bioscience;
Nathan Noll, Roka Bioscience;
Ernie Hsu, Roka Bioscience;
Hua Yang, Roka Bioscience;
Joe Garcia, Roka Bioscience;
Michael Reshatoff, Roka Bioscience;
Michael Becker, Roka Bioscience
Development of an Automated Multiplexed Immunomagnetic Separation System for Isolating Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli
Laurie Clotilde, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Nicole Herbold, California State University;
Andrew Lin, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Clay Bernard, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS;
Alexandra Salvador, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS;
Carol Lauzon, California State University;
Mark Muldoon, Romer Lab Technologies, Inc.;
Yichun Xu, Romer Lab Technologies, Inc.;
John Mark Carter, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS
Comparative Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Murine Norovirus on Spinach Plants
Sean Ferguson, University of Maryland-College Park;
Cheryl Roberts, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS-EMFSL;
Eric Handy, U.S. Department of Agriculture;
Qing Wang, University of Delaware;
Sarah Markland, University of Delaware;
Jeri Barak, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
Kalmia Kniel, University of Delaware;
Manan Sharma, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS
Efficacy of Chlorine and Peroxyacetic Acid on Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Natural Microflora on Mung Bean Sprouts
Shan Yu Neo, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore;
Gek Hoon Khoo, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore;
Pei Yan Lim, National University of Singapore;
Li Kai Phua, National University of Singapore;
Su-Jung Kim, Kyungnam University;
Seung-Cheol Lee, Kyungnam University;
Hyun-Gyun Yuk, National University of Singapore
Electron Beam Processing of Fresh Fruit for Neutropenic Diets
Bianca Smith, Texas A&M University;
Suresh Pillai, Texas A&M University;
Katherine McElhany, Texas A&M University;
Bhimu Patil, Texas A&M University;
Ram Uckoo, Texas A&M University;
Rosemary Walzem, Texas A&M University;
Christine Alvarado, Texas A&M University
Persistence of Escherichia coli in Manure-amended Soil in Pennsylvania
Wilbert Long, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
June deGraft-Hanson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
Natalia Macarisin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
David Clark, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
Alyssa Collins, Pennsylvania State University;
Corrie Cotton, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
Fawzy Hashem, University of Maryland Eastern Shore;
Manan Sharma, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS;
Patricia Millner, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS
Simulation of Wildlife Fecal Contamination of Romaine Lettuce by Indicator Escherichia coli
Saharuetai Jeamsripong, University of California-Davis;
Michele Jay-Russell, University of California-Davis;
Jennifer Carabez, University of California-Davis;
Edward Atwill, University of California-Davis;
Anne-laure Moyne, University of California-Davis;
Alexis Fisher, University of California-Davis;
Melinda Faubel, University of California-Davis;
Ronald Bond, University of California-Davis;
Melissa Partyka, University of California-Davis;
Linda Harris, University of California-Davis;
David Oryang, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Incidence and Persistence of Salmonella and Escherichia coli in Environmental Samples from North Carolina Tomato Production Systems
Diane Ducharme, North Carolina State University;
Christopher Gunter, North Carolina State University;
Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina State University;
Penelope Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State University;
Otto Simmons, North Carolina State University;
Eric Brown, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Jie Zheng, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Erik Burrows, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Charles Wang, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Gabriela Caroline Arce, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Tim Muruvanda, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Rebecca Bell, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
A Microbiological Survey of Small- and Medium-Sized Tomato Farms in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey
Sivaranjani Pagadala, University of Maryland-College Park;
Sasha Marine, University of Maryland;
Shirley Micallef, University of Maryland-College Park;
Fei Wang, University of Maryland-College Park;
Ruth Oni, University of Maryland-College Park;
Meredith Melendez, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station;
Wesley Kline, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station;
Donna Pahl, University of Maryland-College Park;
Christopher Walsh, University of Maryland-College Park;
Kathryne Everts, University of Maryland;
Robert Buchanan, University of Maryland-College Park
Microbiological Assessment of Conventionally and Organically Grown Leafy Greens in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Shirley Micallef, University of Maryland-College Park;
Sasha Marine, University of Maryland;
Sivaranjani Pagadala, University of Maryland-College Park;
Fei Wang, University of Maryland-College Park;
Ruth Oni, University of Maryland-College Park;
Meredith Melendez, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station;
Wesley Kline, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station;
Donna Pahl, University of Maryland-College Park;
Christopher Walsh, University of Maryland-College Park;
Kathryne Everts, University of Maryland;
Robert Buchanan, University of Maryland-College Park
Baseline of Salmonella Prevalence in Retail Beef and Produce from Honduras and Mexico
Martha Maradiaga, Texas Tech University;
Markus Miller, Texas Tech University;
Leslie Thompson, Texas Tech University;
Alejandro Echeverry, Texas Tech University;
Lyda Garcia, Texas Tech University;
Mindy M. Brashears, Texas Tech University;
Sara Gragg, Texas Tech University;
Alexandra Calle, Texas Tech University;
Ansen Pond, Texas Tech University;
Shanna Ward, Texas Tech University
Microbial Contamination of Fresh Vegetables from Directly Farms and Preprocessed Vegetables from Retail Markets
Lee Ji Hye, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office;
Choi Jae Hyun, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office;
Yun Hye Jeong, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office;
Seo Gyeong Ho, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office;
Song Jeong Geun, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office;
Han Sang Guk, National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service Gyeonggi Provincial Office
Salmonella enterica Identification and Serotyping from Cilantro Using a PCR Multiplex for Serotyping
Junia Jean-Gilles Beaubrun, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Laura Ewing, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Karen Jarvis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Kim Dudley, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Gopal Gopinath, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Aparna Jayaram, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Jessica Elmore, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Christopher Grim, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN-DVA;
Martha Lamont, U.S. Department of Agriculture;
Tim McGrath, U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
Darcy Hanes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
