TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identification of <I>Listeria sp.</I> in Hams and Frankfurters Products Exhibited for Sale
AU - , Laura Elena Silva Paz AU - , Cristina Perez Linares AU - , Alberto Barreras Serrano AU - , Fernando Figueroa Saavedra 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SP  - 314
EP  - 316
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.314.316
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.314.316
KW  - Listeria monocytogenes
KW  -Listeria sp. frankfurters
KW  -hams
KW  -microbilogical
KW  -listeriosis
AB  - The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence of <I>Listeria</I> species in frankfurters and hams products packed under vacuum and exhibited for sale in Mexicali, Baja California. One hundred and eighty-two packages of frankfurters and 72 of hams belonging to 17 commercial brands were collected randomly among packages exposed for sale, according to simple randomized sampling. The sampling was carried out between May and November. Positive samples of <I>Listeria</I> were submitted to biochemical tests in order to differentiate and confirm their species. Sixteen point five percent (42/254) presented some species of <I>Listeria</I>: 19.2% in frankfurters (35/182) and 9.7% in hams (7/72) products. <I>L. monocytogenes</I> was identified from 19 of 182 frankfurters and only 1 of 72 hams products analysed. Other species of <I>Listeria </I>were detected in 16 frankfurters samples (8.8%) and in 6 of the hams (8.3%). Presence of <I>L. monocytogenes </I>in<I> </I>these kinds of meat products, specifically frankfurters product, suggest inefficiency and inefficacy in the microbiological control programs during the process of elaboration. Thus, it should be considered possible source of listeriosis.
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