The objective of this study was to streamline the detection and identification of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) in livestock and foods. Hog tonsil scrapings, hog tissues collected at necropsy, ground pork, and turkey washes were inoculated into UVM-1 (10% w/v) and after incubation (3 days) transferred to UVM-2. After 2 days, samples were plated to Palcam agar and incubated (48 h, 37 o C). Charact...
