Salmonella was detected qualitatively by the Enzyme Linked
Fluorescent Assay (ELFA) performed by an automated immunoassay
system (miniVidas) in accordance with the protocols provided
by the supplier (bioMerieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France).
Subsequently, miniVidas-positive samples were cultured and
characterised, applying the NMKL method No. 71, 5th Ed. (NMKL,
1999) and biochemical characterisation by the REMEL Micro-ID®
Enterobacteriaceae system (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA). The
material examined for Salmonella comprised 279 samples of blue
mussels, 54 samples of scallops, 10 samples of oysters and nine
samples of horse mussel.