Water is vital to agriculture. It is essential that the water used for the production of fresh
produce commodities be safe. Microbial pathogens are able to survive for extended periods …

Listeria monocytogenes, one of the most important foodborne pathogens, can cause
listeriosis, a lethal disease for humans. L. ivanovii, which is closely related to L …

Development and validation of a mammalian cell-based biosensor for application in food
defense and food safety was investigated. Three prototypes of the biosensor capable of …

Foods and related processing environments are commonly contaminated with the
pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes. To investigate potential environmental reservoirs of …

Background Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) and immunoassays are widely used for
pathogen detection. However, novel technology platforms with highly selective antibodies …

This study determined the colonisation scenario of Listeria monocytogenes in a newly-
opened ready-to-eat meat processing facility using a combination of classical microbiology …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen of significant concern to the agricultural
and food processing industry because of its ability to grow and persist in cool and moist …

A European Union‐wide baseline survey on Listeria monocytogenes was carried out in
2010 and 2011 with the aim of estimating the European Union level prevalence of Listeria …

The aims of this study were to (i) compare the inhibitory effects of the natural microflora of
different foods on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes during enrichment in selective and …

The isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food is carried out using a double enrichment.
In cases where multiple Listeria species are present within the original sample, L …