First to use NMR to detect Listeria monocytogenes in foods.
Use biofunctionalized magnetic nanoparticles specifically to bind L. monocytogenes.
Functionalized Fe/Fe3O4 nanoparticles exhibit high specificity of L. monocytogenes.
Change of T2 in NMR enables the detection of nanoparticle-bacterial complex.
A potential sensitive and rapid detection method of foodborne pathogenic bacteria.