Buffered Listeria Enrichment Broth Base is used with supplements for selective enrichment of Listeria spp. in foods and is not intended for use in the diagnosis of human disease.Listeria monocytogenes, described first in 1926 by Murray, Webb, and Swann, is an extensive problem in public health and food industries. This organism has the ability to cause human illness and death, particularly in immunocompromised individuals and pregnant women. Epidemiological evidence from outbreaks of listeriosis has indicated that the principle route of transmission is via consumption of foodstuffs contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Implicated vehicles of transmission include turkey, frankfurters, coleslaw, pasteurized milk, Mexican style cheese, and pate.For more information visit https://www.neogen.com/solutions/Microbiology/buffered-listeria-enrichment-broth-base