Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Lab USDA, ARS, BA, ANRI, EMFSL 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 173 BARC-East, room 100 Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone 301.504.8750, Fax 301.504.6608 www.ars.usda.gov/ba/anri/emfsl/fayer

To develop and test novel methods to identify and characterize the parasites Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Microsporidia, and Blastocystis. Determine the presence of these organisms in livestock, associated domesticated and wild animal, as well as in edible foods, soil and water impacted by agriculture. Develop methods to reduce the number and virulence of these organisms in domesticated animals, food, and the environment.

• May 10, 2005: Cryptosporidium Clarified in U.S. Cattle (ARS News Magazine)
• May 10, 2005: Learning More about Cryptosporidium in Cattle
• April 23, 2002: Water-borne Pathogen Not Always What It Appears To Be
• March 10, 1998: Raw Oysters Can harbor Intestinal Parasite
• December 4, 1996: Zoologist Wins Top Research Award

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