Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) PFGE was developed in 1984 and has since become the gold standard for bacterial subtyping. PFGE is the primary subtyping method used by PulseNet, a network of ...

Sharpening a test for tracing food-borne illness to source Date: June 23, 2014 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: Research could make it easier for public health investigators to ...

Cases of Salmonella detected in six Member States are likely to be part of the same cluster, a joint report has found. Meat is the suspected vehicle of infection, according to the European Food Safety ...

Subtying methods under development and mooted for the future have been analysed by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The agency evaluated methods under development and ideas for the ...

Research from the University of Melbourne, Australia, could make it easier for public health investigators to determine if a case of food poisoning is an isolated incident or part of a larger outbreak ...