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Agriculture · Q501

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 501

Q501

Cold enrichment is required for the isolation of

A.
Listeria monocytogenes
Answer
B.
Erysipelothrix
C.
Staphytococcus aureus
D.
Clostridium tetani

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Cold enrichment is required for the isolation of Listeria monocytogenes.
Monocytogenes is considered a Psychrotolerant bacterium due to its ability to grow at temperatures as low as -0.4°C. This tolerance to cold stress is responsible for the frequent detection of Listeria.
A culture technique employing cold enrichment at 4°C followed by selective enrichment and plating at higher temperatures (30°C) was used to isolate Listeria monocytogenes from faecal samples.