Validation of Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction for spp. Quantification.

Salmonellosis is a foodborne disease caused by spp. Although cell culture is the gold standard for its identification, validated molecular methods are becoming an alternative, because of their rapidity, selectivity, and specificity. A simplex and duplex droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR)-based method for the identification and quantification of using , , and gene sequences was validated.

Recovery and functional validation of hidden soil enzymes in metagenomic libraries.

The vast microbial diversity on the planet represents an invaluable source for identifying novel activities with potential industrial and therapeutic application. In this regard, metagenomics has emerged as a group of strategies that have significantly facilitated the analysis of DNA from multiple environments and has expanded the limits of known microbial diversity. However, the functional characterization of enzymes, metabolites, and products encoded by diverse microbial genomes is limited by the inefficient heterologous expression of foreign genes.

Integrating Perinatal Depression Screening Into WIC at a Federally Qualified Health Center.

The Problem: Perinatal depression (PD) is a prevalent condition among low-income women, yet screening during pregnancy and in the first year postpartum is not routine practice in the United States.

Purpose: A team of academic and community partners share experiences with integrating depression screening into a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) that is co-located at an urban Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).

Key Points: Academic and community partners shared an interest in integrating depression screening into WIC; however, there were implementation challenges.