PDF-The bacterium Listeria

Fight BAC. NSW/FA/CE053/1401 Listeria and pregnancy Page 2 of 21 Contents 1. Background and context ................................ ................................ ................... 3 2. Listeria and what An Overview. Catherine N. Cutter. Department of Food Science. Penn State University. ©2006 Department of Food Science - College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce. . 2011 Food Factor Robotics. PEGBOTS. FLL. Team # 7056. The 2011 . Listeriosis. Outbreak. The outbreak of . Listeriosis. in 2011 was one of the worst food poisoning incidents in the US in recent history.. Listeria. . monocytogenes (Lm). in Retail Delicatessens. Jerry Elliott, DVM, Director . Compliance and Investigations Division. Food Safety Inspection Service. Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit. Listeria. . monocytogenes (Lm). in Retail Delicatessens. Jerry Elliott, DVM, Director . Compliance and Investigations Division. Office . of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit. Food Safety Inspection Service. Listeria Monocytogenes. Dr.T.V.Rao MD. 1. What is Listeriosis. Listeriosis,. . a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium . Listeria Monocytogenes. , has recently been recognized as an important public health problem in the United States. The disease affects primarily persons of advanced age, pregnant women, new-borns, and adults with weakened immune systems. However, persons without these risk factors can also rarely be affected.  . Rod shaped Gram Positive bacteria (bacilli). 7 species of . Listeria. First documented in 1924. Listeria. . Monocytogenes. On the rise!. 1 in 108,000. 1,800-2500 diagnosed yearly. Of that approximately 425 deaths. . monocytogenes. Basmah. . almaarik. #Lab 7. Listeria. spp.. Listeria. . monocytogenes. . is the only species that infect humans.. Infection most common in:. Pregnant women .  still birth. Fetuses . Listeria infection can affect people differently. Healthy people may develop few or no symptoms. However, to require hospitalisation and may be a threat to life.People who are at particular risk of in monocytogenes. Listeria . monocytogenes. Important properties. Small gram positive rod arranged in V – or l shaped . Exhibit an unusual tumbling movement which distinguished it from . Corynebacteria. Listeria . monocytogenes. Attachment and Biofilm Development on Food Plant Surfaces.. Angie Rubi. 1. , Ilan Arvelo. 2. , . and . Marcos X. Sanchez-Plata. 2. . 1. Zamorano University (SOWER Scholar), Food Agroindustry Engineering, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Corrective Actions at Retail. Carrie Rigdon, PhD. Rapid Response Team Supervisor. Dairy & Food Inspection Division. 118. th. AFDO Annual Educational Conference, Denver, CO . Risk-Based Environmental Monitoring and Decision Making. . small, . Gram-positive, . coccobacilli. rods, up to 2 . micro meter . in length . The. . colonies are small, smooth and. transparent after incubation for . 24 hrs . catalase. -positive, . oxidase. 4._____ After one generation in N-medium, the DNA is denatured and analyzed in a d DNA forms two bands, one with heavy mechanism of DNA replication in this bacterium? a) The mechanism must be conser