Optimization of the reactional medium and a food impact study for a colorimetric in situ Salmonella spp. detection method.

Foodborne pathogens are still a major concern for public health authorities. In this paper, we describe the optimization of a previously reported method which combines a highly specific capture of targeted food pathogens with an intracellular staining method. The reaction medium was optimized to simultaneously allow specific enrichment of Salmonella and maximize the staining of the target pathogen.