The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Mariah Post: Oral Fluids for Detection and Characterization of Salmonella | Ep. 224

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Mariah Post, Research Assistant at Iowa State University, explains how oral fluid testing can support Salmonella surveillance. She discusses culture results, serotyping, PCR enrichment, antimicrobial resistance testing, and when oral fluids complement fecal samples. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• Oral fluid testing
• Salmonella serotyping
• PCR enrichment
• Fecal sample limits
• Surveillance applications

Meet the guest:

Dr. Mariah Post is a Research Assistant at Iowa State University and a member of the Field Epidemiology (FieldEpi) team, where she conducts research on swine health surveillance and disease prevention. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. investigating the association between biosecurity practices and PRRSV outbreaks. Dr. Post earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in Brazil and completed an M.S. focused on Salmonella detection using oral fluid samples. Listen to The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast featuring Dr. Mariah Post, available on all major platforms. 

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