Anthropogenic impact on the presence of L. monocytogenes in soil, fruits, and vegetables

• DOI: 10.1007/s12223-013-0260-8
• Publication Date: 2013-06-17T07:21:24Z
• Authors: Barbara Szymczak; Mariusz Szymczak; Wojciech Sawicki; Waldemar Dąbrowski
• Keywords: Arable land; Soil test

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence Listeria sp. and monocytogenes in soil samples with reference type fertilizers (natural artificial) distance from places intensively exploited by men, as well relationship between presence L. fruits vegetables. examined 1,000 originated 15 different areas, whilst 140 210 vegetables were collected those areas. isolated only 5.5 % all coming exclusively meadows grazed cattle (27.8 %) areas near food processing plants (25 wild animal forests (24 %). not present on artificially fertilized wastelands. detected 10 strawberry, potato samples, 5 parsley samples. Our data indicate that spp. particularly found (1) arable lands manure, (2) pasture (the land feces domestic animals), (3) (again, animals, but wild). bacteria at wastelands manure or feces). Moreover, a correlation determined