Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia

A total of 234 samples of food, consisting of 158 of raw and 76 samples of ready-to-eat food were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (8...

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Main Authors: Arumugaswamy, Rama K., Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul, Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science B.V. 1994
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114395/
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author Arumugaswamy, Rama K.
Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul
Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah
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Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul
Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah
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description A total of 234 samples of food, consisting of 158 of raw and 76 samples of ready-to-eat food were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (85%), prawns (44%), kupang (dried oysters) (33%), bean cake (25%), satay (48%) and leafy vegetables (22%). Of the ready-to-eat foods: satay (26%), prawns, squids, clams and chicken dishes (22%), cucumber (80%) and peanut sauce (20%) were found to yield L. monocytogenes.
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spelling upm-1143952025-02-05T03:41:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114395/ Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia Arumugaswamy, Rama K. Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah A total of 234 samples of food, consisting of 158 of raw and 76 samples of ready-to-eat food were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (85%), prawns (44%), kupang (dried oysters) (33%), bean cake (25%), satay (48%) and leafy vegetables (22%). Of the ready-to-eat foods: satay (26%), prawns, squids, clams and chicken dishes (22%), cucumber (80%) and peanut sauce (20%) were found to yield L. monocytogenes. Elsevier Science B.V. 1994 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114395/1/114395.pdf Arumugaswamy, Rama K. and Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul and Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah (1994) Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 23 (1). pp. 117-121. ISSN 0168-1605; eISSN: 0168-1605 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0168160594902275 10.1016/0168-1605(94)90227-5
spellingShingle Arumugaswamy, Rama K.
Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul
Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah
Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title_full Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title_short Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia
title_sort prevalence of listeria monoctogenes in foods in malaysia
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