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Traditional Methods for Isolation of 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 relies 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, Gonçalo Almeida, Joana Silva & Paula Teixeira

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  1. Teagasc Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

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  2. Food Microbiology and Safety Group, Animal, Food and Health Sciences, CSIRO, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

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Magalhães, R., Mena, C., Ferreira, V., Almeida, G., Silva, J., Teixeira, P. (2014). Traditional Methods for Isolation of Listeria monocytogenes . In: Jordan, K., Fox, E., Wagner, M. (eds) Listeria monocytogenes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1157. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0703-8_2

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