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Title: LISTERIA AND LISTERIOSIS IN LIVESTOCK IN: CURRENT TOPICS IN FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, ISU PRESS

Author
item Wesley, Irene
item Borucki, Monica
item LARSON, DAVID - IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
item SCHROEDER-TUCKER, LINDA - USDA-APHIS-NVSL

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/26/2002
Publication Date: 6/1/2003
Citation: WESLEY, I.V., BORUCKI, M.K., LARSON, D., SCHROEDER-TUCKER, L. LISTERIA AND LISTERIOSIS IN LIVESTOCK. ISAACSON, R.E., TORRENCE, M.E. EDITORS. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS, AMES, IA. CURRENT TOPICS IN FOOD SAFETY AND ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. 2003. P. 223-241.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: This chapter presents an abbreviated update of recent advances to the detection of Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis in livestock. Since L. monocytogenes is a major human food-borne pathogen, the authors highlight diagnostic and molecular methods to identify and characterize this pathogen in livestock. Topics covered include diagnostic protocols, molecular typing methods, and recent developments in microarray technology. Since FDA has mandated zero tolerance for L. monocytogenes in ready to eat products, available methods to clearly identify true pathogens from avirulent forms are addressed.