Besser, John2017-06-082017-06-082011https://hdl.handle.net/1813/51362Each year, one out of six American are thought to become sick with a foodborne illness, and 3,000 die.” By this measure, foodborne illnesses are quite common, hence emphasis is being placed on prevention and surveillance. A national network of public-health and food-regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been developed. All collaborators perform standardized molecular fingerprinting of foodborne-disease-causing microorganisms by pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE).en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalAgricultural nanotechnologyfood safetyfood securitysustainabilityglobal food securitydeveloping world needsrisk assessmentthreatsanimal diseasesplant pathogensbook chapter