Deborah Jaeger, M.S., is a Specialty Microbiologist who has been with PathCon Laboratories since 1991. Jaeger’s area of specialty involves new method development for environmental organisms, including environmental mycobacteria, Legionella, and genetic detection of environmental bacteria. She serves on the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Committee. Jaeger is a co-author and technical editor of Microbes in the Indoor Environment: A Manual for the Indoor Air Quality Field Investigator, First Edition. She is a member of the American Society for Microbiology.