| prevalence and genetic characterization of listeria monocytogenes in retail broiler meat in estonia. | the prevalence and genetic diversity of listeria monocytogenes in raw broiler legs at the retail level in estonia were studied. a total of 240 raw broiler legs (120 from estonia and 120 of foreign origin, which had been imported to estonia from denmark, finland, hungary, sweden, and the united states) from 12 retail stores in the two largest cities in estonia (tallinn and tartu) were investigated from january to december 2002. of these, 70% were positive for l. monocytogenes. the prevalence of l ... | 2006 | 16496590 |