Comparison of selective agars recommended by method ISO 11290-1 and chromogenic agars for the isolation of Listeria sp. in refrigerated sausages

• Main Authors: Thalyta Marina Benetti (Author), Cristina Leise Bastos Monteiro (Author), Márcia Regina Beux (Author), Wanda Moscalewski Abrahão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Listeria sp. in refrigerated sausages, and to compare the performance of the selective plating media employed in the ISO 11290-1 method (PALCAM and Oxford agars) with chromogenic agars (Chromogenic Listeria agars CM 1080 (OCLA) and CM 1084). T...