Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Lab USDA, ARS, BA, BARC, EMFSL 10300 Baltimore Avenue Building 173 BARC-East, room 201 Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone 301.504.6493, Fax 301.504.6608 www.ars.usda.gov/ba/emfsl/karns

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.

• April 18, 2005: Keeping Your Dairy Products Safe
• March 6, 2002: ARS Scientists Devise New Test for E. coli O157 in Water

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/emfsl