Akkaya, LeventAtabay, Halil İbrahimGök, VeliKara, Recep2018-02-142018-02-142011Akkaya, L., Atabay, H. İ., Gök, V., and Kara, R. (2011). Detection of Listeria species in fresh fish and fish market environment by IMS technique in Turkey. Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene, 62(1), 16-19. doi:10.2376/0003-925X-62-160003-925Xhttp://doi.org/10.2376/0003-925X-62-16https://hdl.handle.net/11147/6785The incidence of Listeria spp. was investigated in fresh fish (n = 100) sold at retail markets and in the environmental and personnel samples (n = 100) obtained from several fish markets in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey by immunomagnetic separation technique. The fish samples analysed included anchovy, trout, carp and grey mullet (25 of each). Six (6 %) of the fish samples were found positive for Listeria spp. and the overall incidence of Listeria spp. was 10 % in the environmental and personnel samples. Three Listeria spp., Listeria monocytogenes, L. ivanovii, L. grayi were recovered from the samples examined. In addition, L. seeligeri from a fish sample and L. innocua from an environmental sample (box) were isolated. It was found that L. monocytogenes was only detected in fresh water fish with an incidence of 8 %. For the environmental samples, knives and refrigerators had the highest (20 %) and personnel samples had the least (5%) levels of contamination. It can be concluded that the fish sold at retail markets are moderately contaminated with various species of Listeria including L. monocytogenes, which may pose a risk for human health. The presence of these bacteria in environmental and personnel samples of fish markets is also an important possible sources of cross-contamination of the fish and other seafood. The results of this study indicate the necessity of the implementation of good hygiene and sanitary practices in order to prevent and/or reduce the contamination of fishery products by Listeria spp. at the retail level.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessImmunomagnetic separationL. MonocytogenesListeria sppDetection of Listeria Species in Fresh Fish and Fish Market Environment by Ims Technique in TurkeyArticle2-s2.0-7995201042210.2376/0003-925X-62-16