Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model
Thesis
Bah, U. Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2682695
The virulence potential of 9 L. monocytogenes strains isolated from food products at different stages of the fresh produce supply chain and a food processing facility was dete...
Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential.
Journal Article
Smith, A., Hearn, J., Taylor, C., Wheelhouse, N., Kaczmarek, M., Moorhouse, E., & Singleton, I. (2019)
Listeria monocytogenes isolates from ready to eat plant produce are diverse and have virulence potential. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 299, 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.03.013
Listeria monocytogenes is sporadically detected on a range of ready to eat fresh produce lines, such as spinach and rocket, and is a threat to public health. However, little i...
Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Diouf, F., Herrmann, A. M., & Lerch, T. Z. (2015)
Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51(8), 959-971. doi:10.1007/s00374-015-1041-0
Soil microbial ecology needs robust tools to elucidate ecological questions, such as the impact of fertilisation on soil microbial communities. However, the methods and data a...