The threats to food safety risks posed by foodborne pathogens have seriously endangered
human health and economic stability. The methods employed for fast and efficient detection …

The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (sl), is a species complex
comprising numerous closely related lineages, which vary in their ability to cause illness in …

As WGS is increasingly used by food industry to characterize pathogen isolates, users are
challenged by the variety of analysis approaches available, ranging from methods that …

A comparative genomic analysis was conducted for 171 Salmonella isolates recovered from
raw inshell almonds and raw almond kernels between 2001 and 2013 and for 30 …

Genomics and related tools are beginning to have a tremendous impact on food safety by
allowing for a more precise approach to pathogen detection, characterization, and …

In August 2016, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services notified the US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serovar …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) enables complete characterization of bacterial
pathogenic isolates at single nucleotide resolution, making it the ultimate tool for routine …

Abstract Oxacillinase (OXA)–48–like carbapenemases remain relatively uncommon in the
United States. We performed phenotypic and genotypic characterization of 30 …

Salmonella infection causes epidemic death in wild songbirds, with potential to spread to
humans. In February 2021, public health officials in Oregon and Washington, USA, isolated …

Microbial typing (also known as “fingerprinting” or “characterization”) is a tool employed for
years to identify organisms within a species. Different methods were developed, from the …