Isolation and Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes from Sewage, Sewage Sludge and River Water |
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| Authors: | J. WATKINS KAREN P. SLEATH |
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| Affiliation: | Yorkshire Water Authority, South Eastern Division, Divisional Laboratory, Green Lane, Scawthorpe, Doncaster DN5 7UR, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Listeria monocytogenes in sewage, sewage sludge and river water was isolated by enrichment at 4°C with subculture and enrichment in thiocyanate, naladixic acid broth and plating on to Tryptose Agar. The results indicated that L. monocytogenes is present in sewage and sewage sludge in considerable numbers and that this organism survives longer than Salmonella spp. on land sprayed with sewage sludge. |
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