# Discipline A: Microbiology, Analytical Track 3-Analysis of pet foods for Salmonella spp, Listeria monocytogenes and coliform counts.

> **NIH FDA U19** · LOUISIANA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY · 2020 · $110,000

## Abstract

MICROBILOGY ABSTRACT 
The Agricultural Chemistry Laboratory proposes one microbiology discipline project for 
analytical track 3. This project is comprised of the analyses of 100 samples to improve animal 
food testing surveillance through the microbiological analysis of animal food products. The test 
results generated by the proposed projects can be used to remove adulterated animal food from 
commerce and aide regulatory inspection programs in conducting investigations. Under 
microbiology analytical track 3: animal food product testing, the microbiology section of the 
Laboratory plans to assess 100 samples of dry pet food for Salmonella spp., Listeria 
monocytogenes and coliform counts using Vidas, Vitek, BAX, and Tempo technologies.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10173154
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007088-01
- **Recipient organization:** LOUISIANA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY
- **Principal Investigator:** MARK LEBLANC
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $110,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10173154

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10173154, Discipline A: Microbiology, Analytical Track 3-Analysis of pet foods for Salmonella spp, Listeria monocytogenes and coliform counts. (1U19FD007088-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10173154. Licensed CC0.

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