Objective: To isolate Listeria monocytogenes from chicken and mutton meat sold at retail outlets and to characterize
isolates for virulence determinants.
Methods: Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from chicken and mutton meat samples using ISO: 11290 method. Multiplex
PCR was performed for the detection of virulence associated genes.
Results: Out of 198 retail meat samples (72 chicken and 126 mutton) analyzed, Listeria monocytogenes was isolated
from 4.5% (8.3% chicken and 2.3% mutton) samples. All the 9 isolates (6 from chicken and 3 from mutton) belonged to
1/2a servar and carried virulence genes viz. haemolysin (hlyA), phosphatidylinositol phospholipase (plcA), actin polymerization
protein (actA) and invasive associative protein p60 (Iap).
Conclusion: L. monocytogenes is an organism of food safety and public health significance, its recovery from the meat
sold at retail outlets indicated breach in the quality assurance. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6(2): 65-68
Subjects | Health Care Administration |
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Journal Section | ART |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 6 Issue: 2 - J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016; 06(02) June Issue |