Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch: Teams
National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Team (NARST)
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Team conducts antimicrobial resistance surveillance and applied research among foodborne enteric bacteria (pathogens and commensal organisms) .....
PulseNet USA Team
The PulseNet USA Team coordinates activities associated with the national network of state health departments, local health departments, and federal agencies (CDC, USDA/FSIS, FDA) performing molecular subtyping for surveillance of foodborne diseases .....
National Botulism Laboratory Preparedness Team
The National Botulism Laboratory Preparedness Team (NBLPT) maintains CDC expertise for laboratory investigations of botulism, and provides training to U.S. and international public health laboratories .....
National Enteric Reference Laboratory Team
The National Enteric Reference Laboratory Team is comprised of four Units: the Campylobacter Unit; Escherichia, Shigella, Yersinia, and Vibrio Unit; the Salmonella Unit; and the Listeria Identification and Subtyping Unit. The Reference Laboratory Team contributes to the prevention of foodborne and diarrheal diseases in the United States and abroad by facilitating detection, identification and characterization of enteric bacterial pathogens .....
National Enteric Laboratory Diagnostics and Outbreak Team (NELDOT)
The National Enteric Laboratory Diagnostics and Outbreak Team (NELDOT) mission is to decrease the burden of foodborne illness by detecting outbreaks more rapidly, identifying infrequently detected etiologies, and by characterizing both new and existing bacterial enteric pathogens in domestic and international outbreak settings .....
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