Evaluation of mini-VIDAS rapid test for detection of Listeria monocytogenesfrom production lines of fresh to cold-smoked fish
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Vaz-Velho, Manuela; Duarte, Gabriela; Gibbs, Paul
- Source
- Journal of Microbiological Methods; April 2000, Vol. 40 Issue: 2 p147-151, 5p
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- ISSN
- 01677012
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the mini-VIDAS Listeria monocytogenes(LMO) system (BioMérieux Vitek, Inc., Missouri, USA) for detection of L. monocytogenesin environmental and fish samples from three Portuguese cold-smoking plants and from their fresh fish suppliers. Mini-VIDAS-LMO is a fully automated system that uses fluorescent ELFA (Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay) technology for detection of Listeria monocytogenesantigens in food. It can be a rapid screening method alternative to time consuming classical isolation and identification. Two hundred and ninety five samples were tested in mini-VIDAS-LMO and in parallel by the ISO 11290-1 traditional protocol. The mini-VIDAS-LMO detected 8 of the 11 confirmed positive samples and presented 11 false positive results. The specificity of the mini-VIDAS-LMO found in this experiment was 0.96 and the sensitivity 0.73.