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Detection of Listeria spp. in liquid egg products and in the egg breaking plants environment and tracking of Listeria monocytogenes by PFGE.
International journal of food microbiology - 16 Aug 2013
Rivoal Katell, Fablet Aurore, Courtillon Céline, Bougeard Stéphanie, Chemaly Marianne, Protais Jocelyne
Abstract excerpt
Human listeriosis, caused by Listeria monocytogenes, is a severe bacterial infection that can lead to meningitis, cerebromeningitis, bacteremia or septicemia, with acute lethality and potentially leading to death. A study has shown that 29.5% of the caged laying hens in France are contaminated by L. monocytogenes (Chemaly et al., 2008). However, very little information regarding egg and egg product contamination...
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