PulseNet is a network run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which brings together public health and food regulatory agency laboratories around the United States. Through the network, cooperating groups can share pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) results which act as fingerprints to distinguish strains of organisms such as E. coli (O157:H7 and non O157), Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Yersinia pestis. In this way, efforts to combat infectious disease outbreaks are strengthened.
PulseNet is a CDC-managed network linking public health and food regulatory agency laboratories nationwide. The system enables the sharing of pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) results among cooperating groups, which function as organism fingerprints for strains such as E. coli (O157:H7 and non-O157), Salmonella, Shigella, Listeria, Campylobacter, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Yersinia pestis. This cooperation enhances efforts to combat infectious disease outbreaks.