Environmental Microbial & Food Safety Laboratory Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Building 173 BARC-East, Powder Mill Road Phone 301.504.5607

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Bacteriophages as Novel Antimicrobials for Food Safety   Organic vs. Conventional Production - Measuring Microbes on Fresh Produce     News! Congratulations to Dr. Manan Sharma! He was selected as the recipient of the 2009 Beltsville Area Award for Early Career Scientist, for developing innovative methods for detecting internalization of pathogens into leafy greens. The Beltsville Area award ceremony will be held in September.

Have questions about our research? Questions about the lab may be directed to Dr. Daniel Shelton, Research Leader for EMFSL.

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