Dana Wang
Dana is studying the biofilm formation of Vibrio parahemolyticus. This bacterium is a cause of food poisoning in seafood. Her project is looking at the factors that influence the growth of this bacterium on surfaces in seafood processing plant. She will select the strong and weak biofilm forming bacteria isolated from seafood and use comparative genomics to compare phenotypic and genotypic differences between these bacteria. Factors within the seafood processing plant – surface types, salt concentration, temperature etc. will be examined to identify critical parameters influencing biofilm formation. She will compare the resistance to santisers and cleaning agents for both planktonic and biofilm forms of this bacteria. The aim of this work is to provide some recommendations to the seafood industry to reduce the risk of contamination with V. parahaemolyticus.
Supervisors:
Steve Flint
Jon Palmer
Dragana Gagic