Developing an integrated phage-PCR assay for rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in foods

Listeria monocytogenes is a common food borne pathogen which is an important contaminant found in various food factory environments, because of its ability to survive in a wide range of environmental conditions, and to grow at refrigeration temperatures. L. monocytogenes has caused both occasional o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: El Emam, Mohamed M.
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13062/