| abstract |
Products and methods for detecting internalin are disclosed wherein antibodies to internalin are used for screening samples such as food, clinical specimens and environmental samples for the presence of internalin. The present invention is useful for detecting the presence of pathogenic Listeria microorganisms in samples. Further embodiments relate to therapeutic compositions and methods, test kits, antibodies, vaccines, methods useful in the diagnosis and treatment of listeriosis, and methods for removing pathogenic microorganisms from samples. |