Article
A comparative study of clinical and food isolates of Listeria monocytogenes and related species.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Oct 1990
Szabo E A, Desmarchelier P M
Abstract excerpt
Ninety-six isolates of presumptive or confirmed Listeria monocytogenes were obtained from local clinical (30 isolates) or food laboratories (66 isolates). Minimal biochemical analysis identified only 80% of these isolates as L. monocytogenes the remaining included L. seeligeri, 1%, or the non-haemolytic L. innocua, 19%. The 27 clinical and 50 food isolates, mainly from meat products, frozen confectionaries, and...
Topics
- Animals
- Australia
- Biological Assay
- DNA, Bacterial
- Food Microbiology
- Humans
- Listeria
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Listeriosis
- Mice
- Phenotype
- Restriction Mapping