Thursday, November 19, 2009

Leggo my Listeria!

I dont know how many of you have heard but there is an EGGO waffle shortage! GASSSPP!! I know its tragic but apparently our little friend L.monocytogenes has struck again and has crippled the marketshare of frozen delectable goodies....We wrote about listeria awhile back you can check it out here http://thepetridishmicrobe.blogspot.com/2009/06/listeria-possibly-used-as-drug-delivery.html. Up top is the press release


Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon but potentially serious disease. The most common manifestation of listeriosis is meningitis, which has symptoms of high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Listeriosis can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths, as well as serious and sometimes fatal infections to infants, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems such as persons with chronic diseases or taking chemotherapy for cancer. Below is a nice photo is a distinct umbrella shape on the motility tube which is produced by L.monoctogenes they are also small gram positive rods, and are beta hemolytic on sheeps blood agar.





1 comments:

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I can't believe that food causing listeriosis, I also can't believe that food being contaminated, thanks so much for these advices in order to avoid them, I think I'll never eat those products.m10m

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