Guidance

Pathogenic vibrio scheme: sample schedule

Updated 10 March 2022

Pathogenic vibrio scheme

Food and water microbiology examinations

Sample schedule for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

Distribution number Sample numbers Dispatch date Date results due by Examinations and enumerations required
V063 V0166
V0167
4 Jul 2022 5 Aug 2022 Detection:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 strains
Vibrio vulnificus

Detection and enumeration:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
V064 V0168
V0169
7 Nov 2022 9 Dec 2022 Detection:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 strains
Vibrio vulnificus

Detection and enumeration:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
V065 V0170
V0171
13 Mar 2023 14 Apr 2023 Detection:
Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and non-O139 strains
Vibrio vulnificus

Detection and enumeration:
Vibrio parahaemolyticus