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Genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes strains from a high-prevalence dairy farm.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2005
Borucki Monica K, Gay Clive C, Reynolds James, McElwain Katherine L, Kim So Hyun, Call Douglas R, Knowles Donald P
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Listeria monocytogenes is a significant food-borne human and veterinary pathogen. Contaminated silage commonly leads to disease in livestock, but the pervasive nature of the bacterium can make it difficult to identify the source of infection. An investigation of bovine listeriosis that occurred on a Pacific Northwest dairy farm ("farm A") revealed that the clinical strain was closely related to fecal strains from...
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