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Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)

PFGE gel1       PFGE gel2
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    Organisms Tested:

  • Escherichia coli including E.coli O157:H7

  • Listeria monocytogenes

  • Salmonella

  • Shigella

  • Vibrio cholerae

      CDC website link: PFGE / PulseNet

     

DNA “fingerprinting” in support of food borne outbreak investigations.
DNA “fingerprinting” in support of
food borne outbreak investigations.

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