A review on detection methods used for foodborne pathogens

• Published in: Indian journal of medical research (New Delhi, India : 1994) Vol. 144; no. 3; pp. 327 - 338
• Main Authors: Priyanka, B, Patil, Rajashekhar, Dwarakanath, Sulatha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2016; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteria - pathogenicity; Biosensing Techniques; E coli; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Food contamination & poisoning; Food Microbiology; Food processing industry; Food testing; Foodborne Diseases - diagnosis; Foodborne Diseases - genetics; Fourier transforms; Humans; Listeria; Methods; Microorganisms; Milk; Pathogens; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Product recalls; Public health; Review; Salmonella; Turkey; France; United States > US; China
• ISSN: 0971-5916
• DOI: 10.4103/0971-5916.198677

Foodborne pathogens have been a cause of a large number of diseases worldwide and more so in developing countries. This has a major economic impact. It is important to contain them, and to do so, early detection is very crucial. Detection and diagnostics relied on culture-based methods to begin with and have developed in the recent past parallel to the developments towards immunological methods such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and molecular biology-based methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The aim has always been to find a rapid, sensitive, specific and cost-effective method. Ranging from culturing of microbes to the futuristic biosensor technology, the methods have had this common goal. This review summarizes the recent trends and brings together methods that have been developed over the years.