Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Regina
$25,000.00
Microbes, the environment and food safety
FY 2017-18
Summary
The research combines microbial genetics with environmental microbiology to address complex issues in water quality that directly impact human health. The research project has two specific objectives:
1). Define best practices for integrating MST tools into an irrigation water quality monitoring toolbox to protect fresh produce from pathogen contamination during production, thereby benefiting agricultural users who rely on high quality water to assure food safety.
2). Investigate the proliferation of antibiotic resistance plasmids in urban wastewater treatment plants and on-farm manure management facilities and measure the affects of waste management on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance plasmids into the environment.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000227205-2011
Name nom
Yost, Christopher
Department département
Biology/Science
Organization id
17
Institution établissement
University of Regina
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
25000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
5200
Research subject group en
Microbiology
Research subject group fr
Microbiologie
Research subject en
Microbiology
Research subject fr
Microbiologie
Partie
0
Application title
Microbes, the environment and food safety
Keyword
CRC
Application summary
The research combines microbial genetics with environmental microbiology to address complex issues in water quality that directly impact human health. The research project has two specific objectives:
1). Define best practices for integrating MST tools into an irrigation water quality monitoring toolbox to protect fresh produce from pathogen contamination during production, thereby benefiting agricultural users who rely on high quality water to assure food safety.
2). Investigate the proliferation of antibiotic resistance plasmids in urban wastewater treatment plants and on-farm manure management facilities and measure the affects of waste management on the dissemination of antibiotic resistance plasmids into the environment.
