FRASER BROTH BASE

L.monocytogenes primarily causes meningitis, encephalitis or septicemia in humans. In pregnant women, L. monocytogenes often causes influenza like bacteremic illness that, if untreated, may leaded to ammionitis and infection of the fetus, resulting in abortion, still birth or premature birth. Contaminated foods are the primary vehicles of transmission.
Fraser Broth Base is based on the formulation of Fraser and Sperber is used for the detection of Listeria species in food products. Fraser Broth Base is formulated so as to provide optimum conditions for the growth of Listeria.

recommended as a primary as well as secondary enrichment medium, for the isolation and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes from food and animal feeds