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leading research facility dedicated to advancing animal health, food safety, and infectious disease research. The Ruminant Diseases and Immunology Research Unit conducts research on high-impact ruminant
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pathogens Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum are a primary constraint on production of high value specialty crops in California. Synthetic chemical soil fumigants can partially control these diseases
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amongst relatively high numbers of background flora. In addition, culture enrichment is expected to be avoided as both increased cost and lengthy analysis times are prohibitive. We are seeking a fellow that
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is typically complicated by the complex nature of food matrices and the frequent need to detect very low numbers of targeted pathogens amongst relatively high numbers of generally benign background