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Decision Package
Department of General Services (194)
Request Title Utilize alternative laboratory testing method
Biennium 2016-2018
Budget Round Amended Bill
Category Savings Strategies - Approved
Region Central Virginia
Description

Reflects ongoing savings from a strategy included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan, which adopts pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in place of conventional and molecular methods for Salmonella serotyping. PFGE is already performed on all Salmonella for DNA fingerprinting and has recently shown to be a serotyping tool for most serotypes of Salmonella, eliminating the need for conventional and molecular serotyping.

Funding Summary
Object Type FY 2016 FY 2017  
General Fund Dollars $0 ($219,462)  
Nongeneral Fund Dollars $0 $0  
General Fund Positions 0.00 (2.00)  
Nongeneral Positions 0.00 0.00  
General Fund Transfers $0 $0  
General Fund Revenue $0 $0  
Layoffs $0 $0  
Additions to Balance $0 $0  
Funding Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2016 FY 2017
  726 Laboratory Services $0 ($219,462)
By Fund Fund Code Fund Title FY 2016 FY 2017
  01000 General Fund $0 ($219,462)
Authorized Position Details
By Program Program Code Program Title FY 2016 FY 2017
  726 Laboratory Services 0.00 (2.00)


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