Rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes by PCR-ELISA
Open Access
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Letters in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 29 (6) , 416-420
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-765x.1999.00667.x
Abstract
A rapid detection system specific for Listeria monocytogenes based upon the polymerase chain reaction was developed. The specificity of the primers and the probe annealing to the coding region of the mpl gene proved positive with the DNA from a total of 103 L. monocytogenes strains, while DNA from another 73 Listeria and non‐Listeria strains tested negative. To facilitate detection with large numbers of samples, a microtitre plate assay was established with biotinylated probes. Use of a standard DNA prevented false‐negative results when used as an internal amplification control in the PCR–ELISA. As the described method required approximately 5–6 h to be completed it may prove useful in the detection of L. monocytogenes in food.Keywords
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