Article
Prevalence and genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes in the tonsils of pigs.
Journal of food protection - 1 Apr 2004
Autio Tiina, Markkula Annukka, Hellström Sanna, Niskanen Taina, Lundén Janne, Korkeala Hannu
Abstract excerpt
This study was set up to establish the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in the tonsils of sows and fattening pigs from five Finnish slaughterhouses and to evaluate the genetic similarity of L. monocytogenes strains isolated from the tonsils. A total of 271 pig tonsils (132 tonsils from fattening pigs and 139 from sows) from five different slaughterhouses in various parts of Finland were studied from June 1999...
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