Browsing Department of Biotechnology by Author "Rip, Diane"
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The implementation of sub-typing techniques to determine the diversity of L. monocytogenes strains adapted to the food processing environment and their association with human listeriosis cases
Rip, Diane (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Listeria monocytogenes has been established as a food-borne pathogen since the early 1980s and has become a big concern for the food industry and Public Health authorities (Doyle 2001; Oliveira et al. 2003; Capita et al. ... -
Sample preparation methods and molecular based detection for the rapid isolation and identification of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples
Rip, Diane (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for listeriosis, a food-borne disease, which may result in severe illness and possible death. The importance of L. monocytogenes as a food-borne pathogen has ...