# Commission Decision of 20 December 2007 concerning a financial contribution from the Community towards a survey on the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in herds of breeding pigs to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document number C(2007) 6579) (2008/55/EC), Division 2.4: Storage of isolates

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The isolates shall be stored at the National Reference Laboratories (NRL’s) using the method for NRL culture collection ensuring viability and no changes in properties of the strains for a minimum of five years. This is in order to allow, for instance, later testing for antimicrobial susceptibility or other types of characterisation. Also isolates sent to the CRL-AR shall be stored for a minimum of five years. Isolates shall be stored under conditions not allowing changes in properties (– 80 °C). If the laboratory in charge do not have the available storage capability, isolates shall be forwarded to the CRL-AR, which shall store these isolates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/55/annex/I/part/C/division/2/division/2.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-55/annex-I/part-C/division-2/division-2.4
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