Develop methods for the specific detection and enumeration of pathogenic
forms of microorganisms in foods, soil, manure and water. Use those methods
to describe the fate of pathogens on the farm and the routes for their
transmission to foods.
USDA-ARS Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville,
MD 20705 Building 173 BARC-East, Phone 301.504.5607 www.ars.usda.gov/ba/anri/emfsl