As announced during the last workshop, we dispatch to you the two molecular serotyping EURL Lm in-house methods for molecular serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), dealing with:
- the determination of the serogroups (revision);
- the amplification of the flaA gene (new).
A note introducing these 2 methods is also included.
I am pleased to inform you that EFSA has just published the report of Part B “Analysis of factors related to prevalence and exploring compliance” of the analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods in the EU, 2010-2011: see web link below.
I am pleased to announce you the recent publication of 2 papers on the set-up of the EURL Lm database, one published in Journal of Microbiological Methods, and one in ANSES publication Euroreference: see enclosed.