The rise in foodborne-related outbreaks of non O157 shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STECs) emphasizes the importance of developing improved methods to rapidly detect and characterize STECs. O111 is a m
Whole -genome sequencing of cultured Yersinia enterocolitica outside of routine foodborne pathogen surveillance and isolated from non-human clinical sources (food, water, environment, animals, etc) as
In 1996 and 1997, outbreaks of Cyclospora cayetanensis in North America were linked to Guatemalan raspberries. From April 1999 to April 2000, we undertook a survey for C. cayetanensis in raspberry far