Recombinant phage and methods of detecting listeria

摘要: Composition and methods for the detection of one or more target microbe(s) are provided. Compositions disclosure include at least recombinant phage capable infecting a microbe, said comprising capsid protein sequence, ribosome binding site, codon-optimized marker. may further an aqueous solution that enhances ability to detect marker expression upon infection microbe. In some embodiments microbe is Listeria.