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Traditional Methods of Analysis for Listeria monocytogenes

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Listeria Monocytogenes

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Conventional methods for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods and environmental samples rely on selective pre-enrichment, enrichment, and plating. This is followed by confirmation of suspected colonies by testing a limited number of biochemical markers.

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    Rui Magalhães, Cristina Mena, Vânia Ferreira, Joana Silva & Paula Teixeira

  2. INIAV, IP- National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, Rua dos Lagidos, Lugar da Madalena, Vila do Conde, Portugal

    Gonçalo Almeida

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    Edward M. Fox

  2. INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute,, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France

    Hélène Bierne

  3. Institute of Food Safety Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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Magalhães, R., Mena, C., Ferreira, V., Almeida, G., Silva, J., Teixeira, P. (2021). Traditional Methods of Analysis for Listeria monocytogenes. In: Fox, E.M., Bierne, H., Stessl, B. (eds) Listeria Monocytogenes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2220. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0982-8_1

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