# Micro Disc A Track 4

> **NIH FDA U19** · MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $130,000

## Abstract

Project Summary Discipline A Microbiology Track 4 Whole Genome Sequencing 
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Microbiology Laboratory is a member 
of the FDA Genome Trakr program. Through this federal program, the laboratory can genetically 
sequence the DNA of foodborne pathogenic bacteria, allowing the sequence to be compared with the 
DNA sequences of similar pathogens. This comparison allows epidemiologists to determine if a pathogen 
in a food product is the organism causing human illness. This in information can then be shared with 
food regulatory staff of government agencies, allowing the agencies to remove the contaminated food 
product from commerce, preventing additional illnesses. 
It is the goal of the program to whole genome sequence as many historic foodborne pathogens as 
possible, to be shared with scientists and researchers around the world to determine track foodborne 
pathogens in an effort to prevent future illness.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10172247
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007092-01
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Ted Gatesy
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $130,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10172247

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10172247, Micro Disc A Track 4 (1U19FD007092-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10172247. Licensed CC0.

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