National Seafood Inspection Laboratory - Microbiology and Molecular Genomics

Capabilities

Pathogen Testing: microbiological analysis for Salmonella, Vibrio species, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and other pathogens.
Indicator Organisms: automated enumeration of Aerobic Plate Count, Coliforms, Yeast/Mold, and Enterobacteriaceae.
Regulatory Support: provides analysis for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point compliance and laboratory analysis for export certification including Salmonella, Enterobacteriaceae and ruminant testing to meet European Union and international regulatory standards for foreign commerce.
Genomic Sequencing: eDNA extraction (specializing in Marine environments), whole genome sequencing, metagenomics, preliminary bioinformatics and consulting to identify microbial diversity.

We use industry-leading platforms to ensure sensitivity, specificity, and rapid turnaround times.

Platform	Technology	Application
Illumina MiSeq	Next-Generation Sequencing	High-quality benchtop sequencing for metagenomics and whole genome sequencing.
Applied Biosystems™ 7500 / QuantStudio 5	Real-Time quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction	Sensitive detection and quantitative analysis of eDNA targets.
QIAGEN QIAcube	Automated DNA/RNA Extraction	Standardized, spin-column based nucleic acid purification for high-purity downstream results.
BAX® System Q7	Automated Polymerase Chain Reaction	Rapid amplification and detection of targeted bacterial DNA.
TEMPO®	Automated Enumeration	Quality indicator testing for bacteria in food and environmental samples.

Pathogens: Salmonella, Vibrio species, Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli
Indicator organisms: Aerobic Plate Count, Coliforms, Yeast/Mold, and Enterobacteriaceae
Regulatory contaminant: ruminant proteins