T4 Technical Session 4 - Laboratory and Detection Methods

Monday, July 10, 2017: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Room 16 (Tampa Convention Center)
Convenors: Francisco Diez and David Baumler

Presentations

1:30 PM
1:45 PM
Comparison of Methods for the Detection and Isolation of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Meat Samples
Mst. Thangima Zannat, University of Guelph; Carlos Leon-Velarde, AFL, University of Guelph; Saleema Saleh-Lakha, AFL, University of Guelph; Jiping Li, University of Guelph; Honghong Li, University of Guelph; Anli Gao, University of Guelph; Roger Johnson, National Microbiology Laboratory at Guelph; Shu Chen, AFL, University of Guelph
2:00 PM
Novel Immunoassay Pathogen Detection Method for Listeria spp. in Food and Environmental Samples 
Simon Illingworth, Solus Scientific Solutions Ltd; Nevin Perera, Solus Scientific Solutions Ltd
2:30 PM
Bacteriophage-based Dipstick: Inkjet Printing of Bacteriophages to Detect Different Foodborne Pathogens
Hany Anany, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Jennifer Sohar, University of Guelph, Food Science Department; Heather Fenn, University of Guelph, Food Science Department; Noha Eldougdoug, Microbiology Department, Benha University; Nada Alasiri, University of Guelph, Food Science Department; Luba Brovko, University of Guelph, Food Science Department; Mansel Griffiths, University of Guelph
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
Break - Refreshments Available in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM
Extended Enrichment Procedures Can be Used to Define False Negative Rate for Cultural Gold Standard Methods for Salmonella Detection Facilitating Comparisons between Gold Standard and Alternative Methods
Genevieve Sullivan, Cornell University; Xiaodong Guo, Cornell University; Jeffrey Tokman, Cornell University; Sherry Roof, Cornell University; Aljosa Trmcic, Cornell University; Robert Baker, Mars Global Food Safety Center; Silin Tang, Mars Global Food Safety Center; Peter Markwell, Mars Global Food Safety Center; Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University; Jasna Kovak, Cornell University
3:45 PM
Digging Deep:  Making the Case for Molecular Based Detection with Real-world Performance and Discrepant Evaluation
William Chaney, Roka Bioscience; Sarah Verver, Roka Bioscience; Janelle Lauffer, Roka Bioscience; Cambria Berry, Roka Bioscience; Ted Andrew, Roka Bioscience; Mary Duseau, Roka Bioscience
4:00 PM
Insect Contaminants in Foods: Detection Limits of a Qualitative PCR-based Method
Monica Pava-Ripoll, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN-OFS; Amy K. Miller, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN-OFS; George C. Ziobrio, U.S. Food and Drug Administration-CFSAN-OFS
4:15 PM
Culture-independent Detection and Confirmation of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli by Digital PCR
Jianfa Bai, Kansas State University; Xuming Liu, Kansas State University; Lance Noll, Kansas State University; Xiaorong Shi, Kansas State University; T G Nagaraja, Kansas State University; Gary Anderson, Kansas State University
4:30 PM
Integration and Public Health Protection as Outcomes of Food Laboratory Accreditation
Shari Shea, Association of Public Health Laboratories; Robyn Randolph, Association of Public Health Laboratories
4:45 PM
A Unique Workflow Consisting of Metagenomic Sequencing and Bioinformatic Analysis to Routinely Recover High Quality Cyclospora cayetanensis Whole Genome Sequences from Clinical Samples
Gopal Gopinath, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Hediye Cinar, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Helen Murphy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration–CFSAN, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment; ChaeYoon Lee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Sonia Almeria, U.S. Food and Drug Administration–CFSAN, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment; Mauricio Durigan, U.S. Food and Drug Administration–CFSAN, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment; Alexandre da Silva, U.S. Food and Drug Administration–CFSAN, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment
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