| The SAS proposals for participation in FP6 projectsare listed in blocks according to the FP6 priority theme structure
 
 
    
      | FP6 priority | 1.1.5   Food Quality and Safety   |  
      | Title of the  proposal |  Molecular detection of  comensals and bacterial pathogens  |  
      | Institute | Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal PhysiologySoltesovej 4, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic
 
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      | Contact | 
      
      | Name: |  Vladimir Kmet, DVM, PhD, DSc, assoc.prof |  
      | Phone: | +421 55 6785075   | E-mail: | kmetv@saske.sk  |  |  
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 Research subject for a potential FP6 project
 Project  proposal is oriented on the optimalisation of  molecular diagnostics ( PCR, real time PCR, DGGE and  FISH)  in veterinary and food microbial diagnostics. 
 The microbial interactions  between comensals and pathogens shall be be studied (animal intestinal disorders). As a food matrix shall be used milk and soft cheese, poultry rinsing and meat surface swabs.
 
 As a comensals shall be used aggregative lactobacilli, bifidobacteria, enterococci, anaerobic bacteria (Prevotella, Selenomonas, Fibrobacter) and normal intestinal microflora.
 
 As a  pathogens verotoxigenic E.coli (including O157),  Listeria  monocytogenes , Yersinia  enterocolitica, Clostridium perfringens and Campylobacters shall be used.
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 Recent international cooperation of the research team
 Participation in two 5RP projects: QLK1-CT-1999-00226 „Food PCR“  and  QLK2-CT2001-01267  „ genus Clostridium\" |  
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 Proposer´s relevant publications related to the research subject
 Lucchini F., Kmet, V., Cesena C., Coppi L., Bottazi V., Morelli L.: Specific detection of a probiotic Lactobacillus strain in faecal samples by using multiplex PCR. FEMS Microb. Lett. 158, 1998, 273-278Zatkovic B.,  Molnarova V.,   Kmet V., Javorsky P.,  Pristas P.: Diversity of DNA Sequences Among Restriction Endonucleases Producing Selenomonas  ruminantium Isolates Detected by Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Based   Polymerase Chain Reaction (ERIC-PCR) . Anaerobe 6, 2000, . 299-304
 Holko I., Urbanova J., Kantikova, Pastorova K., Kmet V.: PCR detection of Listeria monocytogenes in milk and milk products - differentiation of suspect isolates. Acta Vet. Brno, 71, 2002, 125-131
 Bujnakova D., Kmet V.: Aggregation of Animal Lactobacilli with O157   Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli . J. Vet. Med. B., 49, 2002, 152-154
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