Tuesday, July 31, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Quartz, third level
Session 17: Environmental Microbiology: Biodefense
Convener:Peter Pesenti
8:00 AMOverview of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC)
David R. Hodge, Peter Pesenti
8:45 AMDetection of bacterial pathogens and their close relatives in urban environments
Cheryl R. Kuske
9:25 AMDiscovery and use of molecular signatures for biological threat agents: examples using Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, and Francisella tularensis
David M. Wagner, Paul Keim
9:55 AMBreak
10:25 AMBacillus anthracis Spore Release in the Municipal Drinking Water Distribution System: Possible Scenarios
Jon J. Calomiris
10:55 AMSignature Discovery for Microbial Forensics and Attribution
Karen L. Wahl, Kristin H. Jarman, Helen W. Kreuzer, David S. Wunschel, John B. Cliff, Nancy B. Valentine, Heather C. Edberg, Joel B. Forrester, Timothy J. Johnson, Catherine E. Petersen, Jon H. Wahl, Alan Scott Lea, Daniel J. Gaspar

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