Session 57: Room N-204

Wednesday PM

Novel rapid molecular methods for tracking foodborne pathogens throughout the food chain

Sponsor:Food Microbiology Division
Moderator(s):S. J. Knabel, Pennsylvania State Univ.
B. Swaminathan, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Time: 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Introductory Remarks
2:35 PM57-1Tracking foodborne pathogens: Importance for food safety and biosecurity
S. J. KNABEL
3:05 PM57-2PFGE and beyond: PulseNet in the next decade
B. SWAMINATHAN
3:35 PM57-3Ribotyping and beyond
M. WIEDMANN
4:05 PM57-4Multi-virulence-locus sequence typing
W. ZHANG, S. J. Knabel
4:35 PM57-5Other novel molecular tracking methods
A. K. BENSON

2004 IFT Annual Meeting, July 12-16 - Las Vegas, NV