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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this work was to compare the possibility of identifying Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from meat and sausage on the basis of the API-Listeria test, production of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for a DNA fragment of the hlyA gene encoding listeriolysin O. Forty-six strains were isolated and examined. The lethality of some Listeria isolates for BALB/c mice was also determined. In this study, all isolates identified as L. monocytogenes in the API test gave a positive signal in the PCR. Listeriae identified as L. innocua or L. welshimeri in the API test were negative in the PCR conducted with the primers for listeriolysin O. All strains identified as L. monocytogenes on the basis of the API test and the PCR produced PI-PLC. However, this activity was not limited to the bacteria of this species. Four out of 17 L. innocua and three out of 10 L. welshimeri isolates were PI-PLC-positive. None of the L. innocua or L. welshimeri isolates (neither PI-PLC+ or PI-PLC-) showed lethality for BALB/c mice. In contrast, two L. monocytogenes isolates as well as a reference L. monocytogenes strain killed all mice used for the experiment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
171
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of the API test, phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C activity and PCR method in identification of Listeria monocytogenes in meat foods.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Biology, University of Lód?, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't