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We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following collaborators for their dedicated
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participation in this study:
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John Mills and Pat Rule - bioMérieux Industry, Hazelwood, MO
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Ben HowardNeil Rogman and Jacob Cannon- Certified Laboratories, Bollingbrook, IL
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Barbara Paul, M. Sala-Rhatigan and S. Josephs – USFDA Northeast Regional Laboratory,
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Jamaica, NY
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Nikki Palen, Amber Stegmann and Bryan Perry- EMS Laboratories, St. Louis, MO
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Rachel Hilesand Tenesha Stubblefield, Silliker, Omaha, NE
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Nigel Nagassar, S. Owusu and Jacqueline Zimmerman, Silliker, Minnetoka, MN
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Jerry Lynn Picket, Aaron Bollenbracher, Keith Wiggins& Lori Cesanas- Tyson WBA Analytical,
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Springdale, AR
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Bharath Brahmanda – Food Safety Net Services, San Antonio, TX
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Andrew Capps, Grisel Rosario, Dawn Davis, Lindsey Parker, Christine Said and Jianfeng
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Li.North Carolina Department of Agriculture& CS: Food and Drug Protection Division,
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Raleigh, NCKeith Klemms, Bill May, Becky Hand, & Rose Burkhart – Sherry Laboratories,
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Warsaw, IN
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Hesham Elgaali – Indiana State Department of Health, Food & Dairy Microbiology Division,
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Indianapolis, IN
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Jennifer Jolly, Covance Laboratories, Battle Creek, MO
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Sandy Moore, Dustin Ebbing, Maggie Michels, Amanda Kehres and Joe Hirsch -John Morrell,
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Springdale, OH
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