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Molecular characterization of Listeria monocytogenes of the serotype 4b complex (4b, 4d, 4e) from two turkey processing plants.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Jan 2005
Eifert J D, Curtis P A, Bazaco M C, Meinersmann R J, Berrang M E, Kernodle S, Stam C, Jaykus L-A, Kathariou S
Abstract excerpt
Most foodborne outbreaks of listeriosis have been found to involve a small number of closely related strains of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b. The ecology of these organisms and their reservoirs in nature or in the processing plant environment, however, remain poorly understood. Surveys of environmental samples from two turkey processing plants in the United States indicated presence of L. monocytogenes of...
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