| Genomics-based food-borne pathogen testing and diagnostics: possibilities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. | |
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PMID: 17567844 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The use of genomic technologies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture could enhance inspection, monitoring, and risk assessment capabilities within its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Molecular assays capable of detecting hundreds of microbial DNA sequences within a single food sample that identify food-borne pathogens of concern and characterize their traits most relevant to human health risk are of great interest for FSIS. For example, a high-density assay, or combination of assays, could screen FSIS inspected food for pathogens relevant to public health (e.g., Salmonella, Listeria, and toxic E. coli) as well as their associated virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes. Because most genotype assays can be completed in one working day with a minimum of reagents, use of such assays could potentially save FSIS a significant amount of cost/time for analyses. Further, a genotype assay can detect specific microbial traits relevant to human health risk based on the DNA sequence of toxin producing genes, antibiotic resistance alleles, and more. By combining rapid analysis with specific data on human health risks, information from such high-density genotype assays could provide expanded support for test and hold situations, recalls, outbreak management, and microbial risk assessments (e.g., provide data needed for food-borne illness source attribution). Environ. Mol. Mutagen. |
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Authors:
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James Withee; Kerry L Dearfield |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environmental and molecular mutagenesis Volume: 48 ISSN: 0893-6692 ISO Abbreviation: Environ. Mol. Mutagen. Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-30 Completed Date: 2007-09-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8800109 Medline TA: Environ Mol Mutagen Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 363-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Office of Public Health Science (OPHS), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, District of Columbia 20250, USA. |
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Consumer Product Safety
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legislation & jurisprudence,
standards* Food Inspection / legislation & jurisprudence, standards* Food Microbiology / legislation & jurisprudence, standards* Genomics / legislation & jurisprudence, methods*, standards Humans Models, Theoretical United States United States Department of Agriculture |
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