T3 Technical Session 3 – Laboratory and Detection Methods

Sunday, July 26, 2015: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
C123 (Oregon Convention Center)
Convenors: Kaiping Deng and Leslie Thompson

Presentations

1:30 PM
Assessment of Pre-Enrichment Conditions for Molecular and Cultural Detection of Listeria Species and L. monocytogenes from Produce Cooling and Packing Environmental Samples
Janneth Pinzon, University of California, Davis; Adrian Sbodio, University of California; Lindsay Derby, University of California, Davis; Jeremy Roland, University of California, Davis; Kristin Livezey, Roka Bioscience, Inc.; W. Evan Chaney, Roka Bioscience, Inc.; Trevor Suslow, University of California-Davis
1:45 PM
Assessment on the Sensitivity and Specificity of Five Culture Media in the Detection of Environmental Escherichia coli O157
Myriam Gutierrez, Louisiana State University; Marlene Janes, Louisiana State University; Damir Torrico, Louisiana State University
2:00 PM
Development of an Improved Sampling Method for Concentrating Viruses from Bioaerosols
Jeffrey Chandler, University of Wyoming; Margaret Davidson, Colorado State University; Joshua Schaeffer, Colorado State University; Alma Perez-Mendez, Leprino Foods; John Volckens, Colorado State University; Sheryl Magzamen, Colorado State University; Lawrence Goodridge, McGill University; Stephen Reynolds, Colorado State University; Bledar Bisha, University of Wyoming
2:30 PM
Characterization of Outer Membrane of Salmonella Responding to Different Inactivation Treatments Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Hua Zhang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Dillon Murray, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Lynne McLandsborough, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Lili He, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2:45 PM
WITHDRAWN
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Immunosensor-Based Simultaneous Detection of 7 Major STEC Serotypes
Ning Gao, University of Florida; Keith Schneider, University of Florida; Kwang Cheol Jeong, University of Florida; Soohyoun Ahn, University of Florida
3:45 PM
Application of a Novel Four-Plex Quantitative PCR Assay for Quantification of Escherichia coli O157 on Cattle Hide and Carcass
Lance Noll, Kansas State University; Pragathi Shridhar, Kansas State University; Xiaorong Shi, Kansas State University; Natalia Cernicchiaro, Kansas State University; David Renter, Kansas State University; Jianfa Bai, Kansas State University; TG Nagaraja, Kansas State University
4:00 PM
Colorimetric-SERS Dual Detection of Food Contaminants Using Aptamer-Gold Nanoparticle Conjugates
Shintaro Pang, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Lili He, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
4:15 PM
Validation of a Gold Nanoparticle DNA-based Biosensor for the Detection of Non-PCR Amplified Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens in Solid Food Matrices
Masson Blow, Whittier College; Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University; Sylvia Vetrone, Whittier College
4:30 PM
Evaluation of an Automated Most Probable Number System for Use in Measuring Bacteriological Quality of Grade “A” Milk Products: A Method Validation Study
Samantha Lindemann, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Matthew Kmet, Illinois Institute of Technology/IFSH; Ravinder M. Reddy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; J. Stan Bailey, bioMérieux, Inc.; Steffen Uhlig, Quo Data; Ramesh Yettella, Institute for Food Safety and Health
4:45 PM
Accuracy and Precision of Analyst and Method Performance in Testing Indicator Organisms in Infant Formula Based on a Proficiency Study
Ravinder M. Reddy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Robert Newkirk, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Samantha Lindemann, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Hossein Daryaei, Illinois Institute of Technology/IFSH; Christopher Powers, Illinois Institute of Technology/IFSH; Steffen Uhlig, Quo Data
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