Abed Zahedi Bialvaei, Vajihe Sheikhalizadeh, Ali Mojtahedi, Gholamreza Irajian
Objectives: Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogenic bacteria causing the infection listeriosis, which possibly affects all people, particularly immunocompromised persons and pregnant women. This microorganism can be found in several processed foods, dairy products, raw milk, meat and fish products, seafoods, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. This review discusses about the epidemiological significance, incidence, contamination routes of L. monocytogenes in different products and current data about listeriosis in the Iran...
August 2018: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences