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In the Spotlight

New Methods for Detecting Listeria

From left, microbiologist George Paoli, postdoctoral research associate Lynn Kleina, and chemist Jeffrey Brewster examine colonies of Listeria monocytogenes captured with immunomagnet beads coated with single-chain antibodies specific for the pathogen. (D615-1)

Quick, accurate, cost-effective methods for detecting pathogenic bacteria are essential to ensuring a safe food supply.  ARS scientists are the Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC) in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, are improving methods to detect foodborne pathogens like the deadly Listeria monocytogenes.

Read more about the research in the October 2006 issue of Agricultural Research Magazine.