PCR TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTION OF SOME VIRULENCE ASSOCIATED GENES IN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES ISOLATED FROM TABLE EGGS AND CLINICAL HUMAN SAMPLES
The aim of this study was to assess the extent of Listeria monocytogenes in table eggs and its causation of human spontaneous abortions in Sohag city, Egypt by isolation methods and PCR analysis for the presence of virulence-associated genes. The result revealed that out of 30 pooled egg samples, 4 (13.3%) L. monocytogenes were isolated from egg shells only, among ... Read more