Determination of the effect of ethyl pyruvate on the surface contamination of sausage to Listeria monocytogenes by using Q-PCR assay

Abstract

In this study, we examined the effect of ethyl pyruvate on the efficacy of the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of sausage samples by using quantitative PCR (Q-PCR). Propidium monoazide (PMA) was used for direct quantification of viab