Hastings, J.WGouws, PHoward, R.L2023-06-142024-05-142023-06-142024-05-141994https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14804>Magister Scientiae - MScListeria a f~rn__e pathogen is the etiological agent of the deadly disease listeriosis. Although, the virulence traits of international isolates of Listeria are well studied, nothing is known about the virulence traits of Listeria found in raw milk and raw chicken in the Western Cape, South Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to isolate Listeria from raw milk and raw chicken in the Western Cape, South Africa, in order to determine the virulence nature of such Listeria isolatesenassessmentlisteria sppisolatedUniversity of the Western Cape