The need for a sensitive technique used in the rapid
detection of the main pathogenic bacteria in pork is now
receiving much impetus as a result of an increased public
awareness of the health hazard [5]. Traditional microbiological
cultivation and identification methods are commonly
based on pre-enrichment, selective enrichment,
isolation, identification and serological assay of the target
pathogens. These methods are time-consuming, and the
results may be limited due to poor sensitivity, slow-growing
or poorly viable organisms [6].