BS PD CEN/TS 17711 – Plant biostimulants. Detection of Vibrio spp.

This document specifies a horizontal method for the detection of enteropathogenic Vibrio spp., which causes human illness in or via the intestinal tract [1]. The species detectable by the methods specified include Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio vulnificus.It is applicable to the following:

— microbial plant biostimulants.

NOTE 1 The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae and V. vulnificus are the major contaminants of Vibrio spp. [1].

NOTE 2 For confirmation, it is possible to use PCR tests; in this case the laboratory validates the procedure and data generated.