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Molecular detection of Listeria monocytogenes from different dairy and street food sources in North Karnataka, India
29 Feb 2024
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BACKGROUND: Food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is abundantly present in nature and accountable for sporadic and epidemic cases of listeriosis in humans. The objective of this study was to screen common food sources for L. monocytogenes using biochemical and molecular methods to detect and characterise its toxin genes as well as for biofilm formation. METHODS: A total of 92 samples, comprising dairy and...
