FISH in food samples

• Author(s): Rocha, Rui ; Almeida, Carina ; Azevedo, Nuno F.
• Date: 2021
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/74503
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Pre-enrichment; Detection; Microscopy; Pathogen; Foodborne
• Document Type: Book part
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

Foodborne diseases are a major global public health concern. The gold standard detection techniques, namely culture plating techniques, are nowadays considered inadequate for the modern food industry mainly due to the time requirements of this sector. As such, the adoption of faster detection methods to be routinely used in screening the protocols of foodborne pathogens is required. Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) methods have been described as a valid alternative to standard plating techniques and are compatible with the requirements of the food industry.