# Microbiology Discipline- Whole Genome Sequencing

> **NIH FDA U19** · SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $90,000

## Abstract

SC-DHEC PHL – Whole Genome Sequencing 
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Public Health Laboratory intends 
to work to enhance capacity and capabilities for foodborne outbreak response through the Laboratory 
Flexible Funding Cooperative Agreement. The SC Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory will enhance the 
GenomeTrakr network by using standard protocols for WGS to sequencing non-clinical pathogens across 
FDA-relevant areas in human and animal food, environmental, and water samples. Four hundred 
isolates consisting of Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and E.coli from food, feed, and environmental 
sources will be obtained and sequenced from the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety. This 
data will capture current and evolving genomic diversity and allow for real-time comparison and analysis 
that will allow for quicker identification and response to foodborne outbreaks. This will contribute to the 
establishment of a nationally integrated food safety system to make the public’s food supply safer and 
more secure.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10175727
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007111-01
- **Recipient organization:** SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Megan Davis
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $90,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10175727

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10175727, Microbiology Discipline- Whole Genome Sequencing (1U19FD007111-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10175727. Licensed CC0.

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