Quantification of Listeria monocytogenes in minimally processed leafy vegetables using a combined method based on enrichment and 16S rRNA real-time PCR |
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Authors: | Maria Aparecida de Oliveira Eliana Guimarães Abeid Ribeiro Alzira Maria Morato Bergamini Elaine Cristina Pereira De Martinis |
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Affiliation: | 1. Instituto Adolfo Lutz – Laboratório Regional de Ribeirão Preto, Rua Minas, 877, Campos Elíseos, 14085-410, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;2. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo,Universidade de São Paulo, Av. do Café s/n, Monte Alegre, 14040-903 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Modern lifestyle markedly changed eating habits worldwide, with an increasing demand for ready-to-eat foods, such as minimally processed fruits and leafy greens. Packaging and storage conditions of those products may favor the growth of psychrotrophic bacteria, including the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In this work, minimally processed leafy vegetables samples (n = 162) from retail market from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, were tested for the presence or absence of Listeria spp. by the immunoassay Listeria Rapid Test, Oxoid. Two L. monocytogenes positive and six artificially contaminated samples of minimally processed leafy vegetables were evaluated by the Most Probable Number (MPN) with detection by classical culture method and also culture method combined with real-time PCR (RTi-PCR) for 16S rRNA genes of L. monocytogenes. Positive MPN enrichment tubes were analyzed by RTi-PCR with primers specific for L. monocytogenes using the commercial preparation ABSOLUTE™ QPCR SYBR® Green Mix (ABgene, UK). Real-time PCR assay presented good exclusivity and inclusivity results and no statistical significant difference was found in comparison with the conventional culture method (p < 0.05). Moreover, RTi-PCR was fast and easy to perform, with MPN results obtained in ca. 48 h for RTi-PCR in comparison to 7 days for conventional method. |
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Keywords: | Listeria monocytogenes Minimally processed vegetables Real-time PCR 16S rRNA Microbiological quality |
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