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Using Crop Production Practices and Weather Conditions to Improve Microbiological Safety in Tomatoes

Dr. Max Teplitski discusses factors that can reduce sources of infection in the tomato production chain, including levels of irrigation and fertilization, weather conditions, and cultivar selection. 

Factsheet:

• The Role of Crop Production Practices and Weather Conditions in Microbiological Safety of Tomatoes and Peppers

Factsheet (Spanish):

• Contribución de las prácticas de producción de cultivos y las condiciones climáticas a la seguridad microbiológica de los tomates y pimientos

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Impact of Tomato Varieties and Maturity State on Susceptibility of Tomatoes to Salmonella

Dr. Max Teplitski describes research on tomato varieties and maturity state as factors in Salmonella proliferation, showing that varieties with delayed ripening traits are more resistant to the pathogen.

Factsheet:

• Impact of Tomato Varieties and Maturity State on Susceptibility of Tomatoes to Salmonella

Factsheet (Spanish):

• Impacto de las variedades de tomate y su estado de madurez en la susceptibilidad a Salmonella

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Outbreak Investigation: Epidemiological Investigation

In this series, Dr. Max Teplitski describes the steps involved in an outbreak investigation. In this video he explains how to detect an outbreak of a food- or water-borne illness and how to go about identifying its source.

Transcript:

• Video Transcript - Epidemiological Investigation

Spanish Video:

Investigación de un Brote: Investigación Epidemiológica

• Transcripción del Video - Investigación Epidemiológica

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Outbreak Investigation: Culture Based Methods for Pathogen Detection

Dr. Max Teplitski describes why and how to culture the pathogen responsible for an outbreak based on hypotheses developed from epidemiological surveys and patient symptoms and demonstrates laboratory techniques of culture-based analyses.

Transcript:

• Video Transcript - Culture-Based Methods

Spanish Video:

Investigación de un Brote: Detección de Patógenos Usando Métodos Basados en Cultivo

• Transcripción del Video - Detección de Patógenos Usando Métodos Basados en Cultivo

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Outbreak Investigation, Nucleic Acid Based Methods for the Detection of Pathogens

Dr. Max Teplitski describes nucleic acid-based testing as one method for pathogen detection, including avialable extraction kits and PCR procedures.

Transcript:

• Video Transcript - Nucleic Acid Based Methods for the Detection of Pathogens

Spanish Video:

Investigación de un Brote: Métodos Basados en Ácidos Nucléicos para la Detección de los Patógenos

• Transcripción del Video - Métodos Basados en Ácidos Nucléicos para la Detección de los Patógenos

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Outbreak Investigation, Immunological Tools for Outbreak Investigations

Dr. Max Teplitski reviews direct and indirect immunological tests for identifying pathogens and determining immunological response.

Transcript:

• Video Transcript - Immunological Tools for Outbreak Investigations

Spanish Video:

Investigación de un Brote: Herramientas Inmunológicas para Investigaciones de Brotes

• Transcripción del Video - Herramientas Inmunológicas para Investigaciones de Brotes

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Outbreak Investigation, Source Tracking and Pathogen Fingerprinting

Dr. Max Teplitski describes what is typically the last step in an outbreak investigation, source tracking and pathogen fingerprinting to establishing that the strains of the pathogen isolated from the source and the patient are the same.

Transcript:

• Video Transcript - Source Tracking and Pathogen Fingerprinting

Spanish Video:

Investigación de un Brote: Identificación de la Fuente y de las Huellas Digitales de los Patógenos

• Transcripción del Video - Identificación de la Fuente y de las Huellas Digitales de los Patógenos