PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ISOLATED FROM DIFFERENT FOOD PRODUCTS

During the period 2006-2009, 453 samples of various food products were collected and analyzed for Listeria monocytogenes. In order to increase the knowledge of the ecology and epidemiology of this organism, isolates were characterized by serotyping, and PCR for the presence of the main virulence-ass...

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Main Authors: A. Corda, M. P. Cogoni, R. Sabiu, S. Brignardello, A. Parisi, S. Cosentino, M.B. Pisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/885