Prevalence and contamination levels of listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods in Tokyo, Japan

We surveyed prevalence and contamination levels of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods between 2000 and 2012 in Tokyo. L. monocytogenes was isolated from 52 (1.7%) out of 2,980 samples. Comparing the prevalence in the study period, 2.2% were positive in the former period (2000–2005) and 1.2...

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Main Authors: SHIMOJIMA, Yukako, IDA, Miki, NAKAMA, Akiko, NISHINO, Yukari, FUKUI, Rie, KURODA, Sumiyo, HIRAI, Akihiko, KAI, Akemi, SADAMASU, Kenji
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4976276/