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Monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in enteric pathogens isolated from retail meats and seafoods in North Carolina

Award Number: U01FD006254
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2030

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Monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in enteric pathogens isolated from retail meats and seafoods in North Carolina - Project Summary Food animals, including retail pork, chicken, ground turkey and ground beef have been implicated as sources of Salmonella and Campylobacter and are the leading causes of bacterial foodborne illness. Both wild-caught and farm-raised salmon, shrimp, and tilapia have been implicated as sources of Vibrio and Aeromonas and are leading causes of sea-foodborne illness. Indicator pathogens, including Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp., are also frequently isolated from these meat products. The situation is further complicated when the strains are also resistant to multiple antimicrobial agents. Therefore, it is important that we monitor the prevalence and trends of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) foodborne bacterial strains in the retail meat and seafood products that can eventually pass to the consumers along the farm- to-fork chain resulting in significant public health impact. The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) plays an important role in surveillance of AMR bacterial pathogens in humans, food animals and retail meats. North Carolina is an important food-producing state situated along the eastern US seashore and ranks among the top states in pork and poultry production. As an existing NARMS laboratory for over 7 years, our major objective is to continue to enhance the surveillance of AMR pathogenic and indicator bacterial strains in retail meats and seafood in North Carolina and generate critical data to contribute to the NARMS mission. We propose to conduct this study in collaboration with the FDA GenomeTrakr program. The PI (Dr. Thakur) laboratory is a GenomeTrakr laboratory, which will provide the opportunity to generate the whole genome sequences (WGS) of the bacterial strains thereby significantly assisting us in tracking the emergence of potential new AMR bacteria and allowing the public health agencies to take appropriate steps. The specific objectives of our proposal are: 1) Monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends in Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. from retail meat, and Vibrio, Aeromonas from seafood samples collected in the North Carolina region. 2) Generate and compare the WGS profiles of Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, Vibrio, and Aeromonas isolated from retail meat and seafood in North Carolina to detect the emergence of new AMR strains. Page 1


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2026	2025	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	5	11/4/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $200,000 )
2025	2025	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	5	9/26/2025	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$200,000
														Subtotal = $200,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = -$59,119 )
2021	2019	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	3	2/25/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$59,119
														Subtotal = -$59,119

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2020	2019	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2701 SULLIVAN DR STE 240	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	3	2/21/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY	RALEIGH	NC	27607	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	001	3	9/15/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $130,000 )
2019	2019	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2701 SULLIVAN DR STE 240	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	001	3	8/14/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$130,000
2019	2018	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2701 SULLIVAN DR STE 240	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	2	7/4/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $130,000

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $130,000 )
2018	2018	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2701 SULLIVAN DR STE 240	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	2	8/21/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$130,000
														Subtotal = $130,000

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $130,000 )
2017	2017	NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	2701 SULLIVAN DR STE 240 CAMPUS BX 7514	RALEIGH	NC	27695	WAKE	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	1	8/24/2017	NEW	$130,000
														Subtotal = $130,000

Grand Total All Awards = $530,881

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Monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in enteric pathogens isolated from retail meats and seafoods in North Carolina

Award Number: U01FD006254

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2030

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