Workshop on the detection and identification of harmful microbes

The first workshop of the EU-funded SAFOODNET (Food safety and hygiene networking within new Member States and Associated Candidate Countries) will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, from 10 to 12 December.

The topic of the event is 'the detection and identification of harmful microbes', and it will include lectures on:

- sampling for microbiological analysis in food industry;
- sampling for laboratory detection of pathogenic microorganisms;
- sampling for Salmonella detection in poultry and pig farms and slaughter houses;
- characterisation of bacterial species by biochemical properties;
- molecular epidemiology of mycobacterial infections

There will also be a number of practical sessions.For more information, please visit:
http://safoodnet.vtt.fi/workshops.htm(opens in new window)