Conventional and molecular detection of Listeria monocytogenes and its antibiotic sensitivity profile from cattle sources of aizawl, Mizoram (India)

The present study was conducted to study the prevalence of the food borne zoonotic pathogen of animal origin, L. monocytogenes by isolation and identification, molecular detection and antibiotic sensitivity pattern from different samples of cattle sources in Aizawl district of Mizoram. A total 200 numbers of sample including cattle faeces (50), raw milk (50) and milk products (100) were collected randomly from different unorganized shop and farms.