Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
Survival of Listeria in processed meat and poultry products
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excitement about <strong>in</strong>ternal<strong>in</strong>s<br />
• <strong>in</strong>ternal<strong>in</strong>s are essential for <strong>Listeria</strong> virulence<br />
• several groups reported that <strong>in</strong> some avirulent (non-pathogenic)<br />
mutants, there are ‘stop’ codons half-way along the <strong>in</strong>ternal<strong>in</strong><br />
gene<br />
• suggests that specific stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>of</strong> L. monocytogenes aren’t a<br />
public health threat<br />
• the mutation can easily be detected (with PCR)<br />
• <strong>in</strong>ference: some L. monocytogenes <strong>in</strong> foods can ignored<br />
<strong>Listeria</strong> Summit, Sydney, 2010