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A -- CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIPLE FLUOROQUINOLOE RESISTANCE AMONG BACTERIAL PATHOGENS II SOL 007103-00-99 DUE 092799 POC Trudy Dartouzos, Contract Specialist, ph: 301/827-7165; fax 301/827-7103 See note #1. The Food and Drug Administration [FDA], Center for Veterinary Medicine [CVM], intends to award a purchase order to The Univeristy of Georgia, to provide for the surveillance and collection of quinolone and fluoroquinolone resistance E. coli and Salmonella from poultry farms in Georgia for a period of one year; 2) Isolate quinolone-resistanc E. coli and Salmonella spp. from chicken litter on poultry farms for a period of one year; 3] Determine the random amplification of polymorphic DNS [Rapd] profiles by PCR for a period of two years; and 4] Analyze RAPD patterns to identify phylogenetic relationships among E. coli and Salmonella isolates by the Neighbor-Joining Method for a period of two years. The written quote is required by 2 pm, 9/27/99. Posted 09/13/99 (W-SN379497). (0256)

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