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- Title
Rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in ham samples using immunomagnetic separation followed by polymerase chain reaction.
- Authors
Hudson; Lake; Savill; Scholes; McCormick
- Abstract
Aims: To develop a 24-h system for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in ham. Methods and Results: An immunomagnetic separation (IMS) of bacteria directly from ham followed by extraction of DNA and detection using a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used. The PCR method used one primer pair targeted at the listeriolysin O gene of L. monocytogenes and the other pair for a region of the 23S rRNA genes of Listeria, giving products of 706 and 239 bp, respectively. The combined IMS/PCR was calculated to be capable of detecting as few as 1·1 L. monocytogenes cells g–1 in a 25-g ham sample. Conclusions: The process produced acceptable results, but the IMS step is the main barrier to further improvement of sensitivity. The DNA isolation was the most time-consuming step in the process. Significance and Impact of the Study: A 24-h test for the presence of L. monocytogenes will be useful to the food industry and significantly assist in the timely investigation of outbreaks.
- Subjects
LISTERIA monocytogenes; DETECTION of microorganisms; HAM microbiology
- Publication
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2001, Vol 90, Issue 4, p614
- ISSN
1364-5072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2672.2001.01287.x