TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection and genotyping of Listeria monocytogenes in artisanal soft cheeses from Ecuador
AU - Espinosa-Mata, Estefania
AU - Mejía, Lorena
AU - Villacís, José E.
AU - Alban, Viviana
AU - Zapata, Sonia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Asociación Argentina de Microbiología
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most important bacteria associated with foodborne diseases, soft cheese being an important L. monocytogenes vehicle. In Ecuador, soft cheese is consumed in 84.3% of urban households. We determined the prevalence of L. monocytogenes and serogroups in 260 fresh artisanal soft cheese samples collected in 18 of 24 Ecuadorian provinces. Listeria spp. detection was carried out by culture-dependent and independent methods; 14.23% of samples were positive for L. monocytogenes. Serogroup IVb was found in 83.78% of the food isolates. Serogroups IIb and IIa were present in 8.11% of our isolates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. monocytogenes serogroups associated with food in Ecuador; we also found serogroup similarities between cheese isolates and clinical isolates.
AB - Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most important bacteria associated with foodborne diseases, soft cheese being an important L. monocytogenes vehicle. In Ecuador, soft cheese is consumed in 84.3% of urban households. We determined the prevalence of L. monocytogenes and serogroups in 260 fresh artisanal soft cheese samples collected in 18 of 24 Ecuadorian provinces. Listeria spp. detection was carried out by culture-dependent and independent methods; 14.23% of samples were positive for L. monocytogenes. Serogroup IVb was found in 83.78% of the food isolates. Serogroups IIb and IIa were present in 8.11% of our isolates. To our knowledge, this is the first report of L. monocytogenes serogroups associated with food in Ecuador; we also found serogroup similarities between cheese isolates and clinical isolates.
KW - Artisanal soft cheese
KW - Foodborne disease
KW - Listeria monocytogenes
KW - Listeriosis
KW - Serogroup
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ram.2021.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.ram.2021.02.013
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 33906777
AN - SCOPUS:85106310269
SN - 0325-7541
VL - 54
SP - 53
EP - 56
JO - Revista Argentina de Microbiologia
JF - Revista Argentina de Microbiologia
IS - 1
ER -