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Isolation and Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes from Sewage, Sewage Sludge and River Water
Author(s) -
WATKINS J.,
SLEATH KAREN P.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1981.tb00865.x
Subject(s) - sewage , listeria monocytogenes , isolation (microbiology) , sewage sludge , agar , sewage treatment , salmonella , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , listeria , environmental science , bacteria , environmental engineering , genetics
Listeria monocytogenes in sewage, sewage sludge and river water was isolated by enrichment at 4°C with subculture and enrichment in thiocyanate, naladixic acid broth and plating on to Tryptose Agar. The results indicated that L. monocytogenes is present in sewage and sewage sludge in considerable numbers and that this organism survives longer than Salmonella spp. on land sprayed with sewage sludge.