# Microbiology, Track 4: Whole Genome Sequencing

> **NIH FDA U19** · NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES · 2020 · $140,000

## Abstract

Project Summary 
Microbiology, Track 4: Whole Genome Sequencing 
The NMSU Food Safety Laboratory (FSL) will work towards achieving FERN objectives by ensuring that 
trained staff will participate in FERN activities including sequencing bacterial isolates, participating in 
proficiency tests, and performing other analyses as requested. 
The NMSU FSL proposes to sequence a mixture of 400 or more pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes, 
Salmonella, Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and other foodborne related pathogens and 
share the results (and metadata) in real-time to the National Center for Biotechnology Information 
national database for enteric pathogen genomes that can be accessed by researchers and public health 
officials for real time comparison and analysis. 
We anticipate that the majority of the isolates will be Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter spp. as we 
have developed a working relationship with Oregon State University and to obtain isolates for 
sequencing. Current environmental monitoring activities as a part of NMDA Specialty Crop research 
activities at the NMSU FSL are also generating Listeria and Salmonella isolates that we will sequence. 
The NMSU FSL is committed to the GenomeTrakr efforts to create a stronger international rapid 
surveillance network for clustering of pathogen isolates associated foods that can be effectively used for 
identifying the sources of disease causing organisms to further FDA’s mission of protecting the public 
health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10176033
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007102-01
- **Recipient organization:** NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Willis M. Fedio
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $140,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10176033

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10176033, Microbiology, Track 4: Whole Genome Sequencing (1U19FD007102-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10176033. Licensed CC0.

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