Prevalence of Listeria in soil.
One hundred thirty soil samples from agricultural fields and animal-inhabited areas were examined for the presence of Listeria. The microorganism was identified in 23 (17.7%) samples. L. monocytogenes was detected in 7 samples (5.4%), L. ivanovii in 2 (1.5%), L. innocua in 10 (7.7%) and L. welshimeri in 4 samples (3.1%). Prevalence of Listeria in soil from agricultural fields (17.5%) did not differ considerably from that in the soil and animal-inhabited area (18.0%), but L. ivanovii was isolated only from the latter source. Frequency of occurrence of different species of Listeria differed from place to place.
Department of Veterinary Public Health, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India.
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D008087:Listeria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity