The Presence and Prevalence of Listeria Species in Milk and Herby Cheese in and Around Van

Authors : Emrullah SAĞUN, Yakup Can SANCAK, Özgür İŞLEYİCİ, Kamil EKİCİ

Pages : 15-19

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this study 250 raw milk and 254 herby cheese samples collected from Van city center and neighboring villages were investigated in terms of Listeria species. For Listeria isolation,the method recommended by the FDA was used.Of the raw milk samples,6 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.40 %);were found to be positive with regard to Listeria; 3 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1.20 %);had L.monocytogenes, 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.40 %);L.innocua and 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.40 %);L.welshimeri. Of the herby cheese samples,13 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.11 %);were found to be positive with regard to Listeria;10 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.93 %);had L.monocytogenes, 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.39 %);L.ivanovii,1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.39 %);L.innocua and 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.39 %);L.welshimeri. For the serotype determination of 13 isolates defined as L.monocytogenes Difco Bacto O Antiserum Type 1, Type 4 and Type Poly were used. The results were as follows:6 isolates Type 1,2 isolates Type 4,3 isolates Type Poly. Two isolates was not typable.
Keywords : Listeria spp, L monocytogenes, raw milk, herby cheese