Listeriosis caused by Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne infectious disease and is associated with severe diseases in humans and animals, prevalent worldwide. In the present study, a total of 1018 retail milk samples and 250 mastitic milk samples were collected from different districts of Punjab for isolation and molecular characterization of Listeria spp. | Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Listeria spp. in retail and mastitic milk of Punjab India
