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Detection of multiple virulence-associated genes of Listeria monocytogenes by PCR in artificially contaminated milk samples.

ABSTRACT: The inhibitory effect of milk in the PCR detection of Listeria monocytogenes could be overcome by washing the contaminated milk sample with phosphate-buffered saline and concentrating the bacteria to 1/10 of the original volume. In order to avoid a possible failure in the detection of virulent L. monocytogenes, a one-step procedure which enabled demonstration of three virulence-associated genes, prfA, hlyA, and plcB, simultaneously in a single PCR mixture was developed.

SUBMITTER: Cooray KJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC201759 | biostudies-other | 1994 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Detection of multiple virulence-associated genes of Listeria monocytogenes by PCR in artificially contaminated milk samples.

Cooray K J KJ Nishibori T T Xiong H H Matsuyama T T Fujita M M Mitsuyama M M

Applied and environmental microbiology 19940801 8

The inhibitory effect of milk in the PCR detection of Listeria monocytogenes could be overcome by washing the contaminated milk sample with phosphate-buffered saline and concentrating the bacteria to 1/10 of the original volume. In order to avoid a possible failure in the detection of virulent L. monocytogenes, a one-step procedure which enabled demonstration of three virulence-associated genes, prfA, hlyA, and plcB, simultaneously in a single PCR mixture was developed. ...[more]

PMID: 8085838

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