CEFAS24-147 Contract for High Throughput Detection & Quantification of AMR Genes

Background: The Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATHSAFE) programme is a cross government, Shared Outcomes Fund (SOF) research programme which aims to pilot a national surveillance programme for foodborne diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Requirement: Cefas requires the supplier to provide technical services, to detect and quantify Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes in DNA samples extracted from shellfish and wastewater using the SmartChip Real-Time PCR method. DNA samples wil...