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URL: From pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za Tue Oct 28 07:57:13 2014 From: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za (pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:57:13 +0200 Subject: [PulseNet Africa] New appointment - PulseNet International Coordinator at CDC Message-ID: FYI - from Anthony From: Concepcion Acevedo, Jeniffer (CDC/OID/NCEZID) [mailto:ypi5 at cdc.gov] Sent: 27 October 2014 04:17 PM To: Gerner-Smidt, Peter (CDC/OID/NCEZID); Isabel Chinen; Myriam.Morcos.eg at med.navy.mil; kmkam at cuhk.edu.hk; Anthony Smith; Johanna.Takkinen at ecdc.europa.eu; celine_nadon at phac-aspc.gc.ca; Perez, Dr. Enrique (WDC); humayuna at who.int; Brent Gilpin Cc: Trees, Eija (CDC/OID/NCEZID); Ribot, Efrain (CDC/OID/NCEZID) Subject: PulseNet International Coordinator at CDC Greetings: My name is Jeniffer Concepci?n-Acevedo (Jeny) and I am the new PulseNet International coordinator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. 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We've been trying to obtain STEC DNA to use as positive control for PCR assays with the genes stx1,stx2,eaeA and hlyA and other serogroup-specific genes, with not much success. Grateful if anyone could help us. Thank you Sunita *Mrs Sunita J Santchurn, PhD* Senior Lecturer (Food Science & Technology) Department of Agricultural & Food Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Mauritius R?duit Republic of Mauritius Tel: +230 403 7656 Fax: +230 465 5743 email: sunitab at uom.ac.mu website: www.uom.ac.mu 100 years celebrations: https://www.facebook.com/FOA100years Membre du r?seau QualiREG en Oc?an Indien: http://www.qualireg.org -- Email Disclaimer: This email and all its contents are subject to the disclaimer at http://www.uom.ac.mu/emaildisclaimer P* Please consider the environment and print this email only if necessary *? -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za Tue Oct 28 09:20:16 2014 From: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za (pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:20:16 +0200 Subject: [PulseNet Africa] Shiga toxigenic E coli In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sunita, Try the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Escherichia and Klebsiella, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark: http://www.ssi.dk/English/HealthdataandICT/National%20Reference%20Laboratories/Bacteria/WHO%20Collaborating%20Centre%20for%20Reference%20and%20Research%20on%20Escherichia%20and%20Klebsiella.aspx Regards, Anthony From: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za [mailto:pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za] Sent: 28 October 2014 09:06 AM To: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za Subject: [PulseNet Africa] Shiga toxigenic E coli Dear all, We are currently working on isolation and characterisation of Shiga toxigenic E.coli, focusing on the big six and O157:H7. We've been trying to obtain STEC DNA to use as positive control for PCR assays with the genes stx1,stx2,eaeA and hlyA and other serogroup-specific genes, with not much success. Grateful if anyone could help us. Thank you Sunita Mrs Sunita J Santchurn, PhD Senior Lecturer (Food Science & Technology) Department of Agricultural & Food Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Mauritius R?duit Republic of Mauritius Tel: +230 403 7656 Fax: +230 465 5743 email: sunitab at uom.ac.mu website: www.uom.ac.mu 100 years celebrations: https://www.facebook.com/FOA100years Membre du r?seau QualiREG en Oc?an Indien: http://www.qualireg.org Email Disclaimer: This email and all its contents are subject to the disclaimer at http://www.uom.ac.mu/emaildisclaimer P Please consider the environment and print this email only if necessary ? This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. 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Sunita *Mrs Sunita J Santchurn, PhD* Senior Lecturer (Food Science & Technology) Department of Agricultural & Food Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Mauritius R?duit Republic of Mauritius Tel: +230 403 7656 Fax: +230 465 5743 email: sunitab at uom.ac.mu website: www.uom.ac.mu 100 years celebrations: https://www.facebook.com/FOA100years Membre du r?seau QualiREG en Oc?an Indien: http://www.qualireg.org On 28 October 2014 11:20, wrote: > Sunita, > > > > Try the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on > Escherichia and Klebsiella, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark: > http://www.ssi.dk/English/HealthdataandICT/National%20Reference%20Laboratories/Bacteria/WHO%20Collaborating%20Centre%20for%20Reference%20and%20Research%20on%20Escherichia%20and%20Klebsiella.aspx > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Anthony > > > > > > *From:* pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za [mailto: > pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za] > *Sent:* 28 October 2014 09:06 AM > *To:* pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za > *Subject:* [PulseNet Africa] Shiga toxigenic E coli > > > > Dear all, > > We are currently working on isolation and characterisation of Shiga > toxigenic *E.coli, *focusing on the big six and O157:H7. We've been > trying to obtain STEC DNA to use as positive control for PCR assays with > the genes stx1,stx2,eaeA and hlyA and other serogroup-specific genes, with > not much success. > > Grateful if anyone could help us. > > Thank you > > Sunita > > > > > > > > > > *Mrs Sunita J Santchurn, PhD* > > Senior Lecturer (Food Science & Technology) > > Department of Agricultural & Food Science > Faculty of Agriculture > University of Mauritius > R?duit > Republic of Mauritius > > Tel: +230 403 7656 > Fax: +230 465 5743 > email: sunitab at uom.ac.mu > > website: www.uom.ac.mu > > 100 years celebrations: https://www.facebook.com/FOA100years > > Membre du r?seau QualiREG en Oc?an Indien: http://www.qualireg.org > > > > > > Email Disclaimer: This email and all its contents are subject to the > disclaimer at http://www.uom.ac.mu/emaildisclaimer > > > > P* Please consider the environment and print this email only if > necessary *? > > > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. 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