Development of a novel selective and differential medium for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes.
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A new medium (lecithin and levofloxacin [LL] medium) is described for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food samples. LL medium includes lecithin from soybeans for the detection of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC) produced by L. monocytogenes. Levofloxacin is incorporated to inhibit the growth of microorganisms other than L. monocytogenes, especially Bacillus cereus, shown to possess PI-PLC and PC-PLC activities. L. monocyogenes produced white colonies with a halo on LL medium, whereas Listeria innocua appeared as white colonies without a halo. Levofloxacin at 0.20 mg/liter completely inhibited the growth of B. cereus, while the growth of L. monocytogenes was unaffected. In the second phase of the study, the sensitivity and the specificity of LL medium were compared to those of modified Oxford agar (MOX) and two chromogenic media (Brilliance Listeria agar and CHROMagar Listeria), using a total of 250 food samples. From 200 unspiked food samples, the specificity of LL medium (96.0%) was superior to that of MOX (72.0%) and similar to the specificities of Brilliance Listeria agar (96.5%) and CHROMagar Listeria (94.5%). From 50 spiked food samples, LL medium and CHROMagar Listeria represented the highest sensitivities (96.0%), followed by Brilliance Listeria agar (92.0%) and MOX (54.0%). Also, LL medium showed the highest confirmation rate (98.8%), followed by Brilliance Listeria agar (98.7%), CHROMagar Listeria (98.3%), and MOX (52.0%). On the basis of its good specificity and cost effectiveness, LL medium is useful for the isolation of L. monocytogenes from food samples.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 80 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014