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Table 1 Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in various fish species

From: Major foodborne pathogens in fish and fish products: a review

Fish species

Country/year

Sampling place

No. of tested samples/No. of positive samples (%)

Reference

Whiting fish (Merlangius merlangus)

France/n.s.*

Commercial outlets

26/0 (0)

Davies et al. 2001

European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Great Britain/n.s.

5/0 (0)

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Great Britain/n.s.

5/0 (0)

Denmark/1998–1999

Norway and the Faroe Islands

185/16 (8.6)

Fonnesbech Vogel et al. 2001

Salmonidae

USA/1998

Smoked fish processors

102/8 (7.8)

Norton et al. 2001

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Great Britain/n.s.

Commercial outlets

20/2 (10)

Davies et al. 2001

Greece/n.s.

Retail outlets

71/0 (0)

Papadopoulos et al. 2010

Portugal/n.s.

Commercial outlets

10/0 (0)

Davies et al. 2001

Finland/2000

Fish farms in lakes and sea areas

103/15 (14.6)

Miettinen and Wirtanen 2005

European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)

Portugal/n.s.

Commercial outlets

10/0 (0)

Davies et al. 2001

Catfish (Siluriformes)

USA/n.s.

n.s.

30/0 (0)

Chen et al. 2010

Gibel carp (Carassius gibelio)

Greece/n.s.

Retail outlets

65/0 (0)

Papadopoulos et al. 2010

Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)

Iran/n.s.

Warm-water fish ponds in Guilan province

42/2 (4.76)

Razavilar et al. 2012

Fish farm, freshly caught

39/1 (2.6)

Basti et al. 2006

Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

India/1997–2001

Retail outlets

15/0 (0)

Dhanashree et al. 2003

Croakers (Sciaenidae)

11/0 (0)

Mackerel (Scombridae)

14/0 (0)

Pomfret (Bramidae)

12/0 (0)

Flat fish (Pleuronectiformes)

35/1 (2.9)

Caspian anadromous shad (Alosa kessleri)

Iran/n.s.

Caspian sea near the coast, freshly caught

28/0 (0)

Basti et al. 2006

Mullet dore (Liza aurata)

Iran/n.s.

Retail outlets

40/0 (0)

Butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus)

India/2007–2008

Retail outlets

7/0 (0)

Kakatkar et al. 2010

Tengan (Aristichithys nobilis)

7/0 (0)

Hilsa (Tenulosa ilisha)

7/0 (0)

Mangur (Clarias batrachus)

7/0 (0)

Catla (Catla catla)

7/0 (0)

Rohu (Labeorohita)

7/0 (0)

  1. *- n.s. none specified