Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes and Major Pathogenic Serotypes
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51703#.VHVlzWfHRK0 Author(s) Ana Paula Rocha da Costa , Mariana de Lira Nunes , Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques , Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida , Nilma Cintra Leal Affiliation(s) Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, FIOCRUZ-PE, Recife, Brazil . ABSTRACT Rapid identification and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes are required for the food industry, epidemiological studies, and disease prevention and control. However, typing procedures are labor-intensive and time-consuming, and they require technical expertise, a panel of sera and reference culture strains or sophisticated and expensiv...