ABSTRACT
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................257 The “Ideal” Detection Method.............................................................................................258 Traditional Methods for Detection of
Listeria
....................................................................258 Rapid Methods for Detection of
Listeria
.............................................................................258 Commercially Available Rapid Test Kits and Systems .......................................................258 Automation ...........................................................................................................................259 Detection of Generic
Listeria
versus
Listeria
monocytogenes
............................................259 Diagnostic Targets ................................................................................................................259
Nucleic Acid-Based Methods........................................................................................................259 The Polymerase Chain Reaction..........................................................................................260 Potential Pitfalls of PCR ......................................................................................................261 DNA Microarrays .................................................................................................................262 Fluorescence
