Dr. Douglas Waltman
Technical Director with NPIP Salmonella Liaison
Department - Bacteriology
office - 770-535-5404
email - dwaltman@gapoultrylab.org
The purpose of the bacteriology department is to isolate and identify bacteria from poultry or poultry environmental samples. The vast majority of the samples that are submitted to the department are environmental samples for quantitative counts or for Salmonella testing.
As an NPIP authorized laboratory we are involved in testing environments of poultry houses for Salmonella. This involves isolation, confirmation, and serotyping isolates. Another part of our NPIP activities is testing samples for the presence of MG and MS using PCR.
Education:
| BSA | 1978 | Microbiology | University of Georgia |
| MS | 1981 | Medical Microbiology | University of Georgia |
| PhD | 1985 | Microbiology | University of Georgia |
| Post-doctoral | 1985-1988 | Microbiology | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Areas of interest:
enteritidis and PCR techniques
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