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An improved selective and diagnostic medium for isolation and counting of Listeria spp. in heavily contaminated foods
Author(s) -
Netten P. van,
Perales I.,
Mossel D.A.A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1988.tb01243.x
Subject(s) - library science , isolation (microbiology) , listeria , government (linguistics) , clinical microbiology , food microbiology , listeria monocytogenes , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , philosophy , genetics , bacteria , linguistics
Columbia agar base containing 0·001% acriflavine, 1·5% lithium chloride, 0·25% phenyl ethanol, 0·05% aesculin. 0·05% ferrous salt, 1% mannitol, 2·5% egg yolk emulsion and 0·008% phenol red (ALPAMY), recovered Listeria monocytogenes and some strains of Listeria seeligeri quantitatively, but suppressed Listeria ivanovii and virtually all other bacteria common in fresh foods. When used with foods processed for safety, repair on non‐selective buffered glucose tryptone soya peptone yeast extract catalase agar must precede the use of ALPAMY.