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 ‘l<strong>in</strong>eages’<br />
• three genetic l<strong>in</strong>eages discernable<br />
• l<strong>in</strong>eage 1 most <strong>of</strong>ten <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> human illness, most outbreaks<br />
• l<strong>in</strong>eage 1 (serotypes: 1/2b, 3b, 4b, c, d)<br />
• most stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> food are l<strong>in</strong>eage 2<br />
• suggests that specific stra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>of</strong> L. monocytogenes are less <strong>of</strong> a<br />
health threat<br />
• “all L. monocytogenes … should be regarded as potentially<br />
pathogenic” (EFSA, 2007)<br />
<strong>Listeria</strong> Summit, Sydney, 2010
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