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Diverse geno- and phenotypes of persistent Listeria monocytogenes isolates from fermented meat sausage production facilities in Portugal.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Ferreira V, Barbosa J, Stasiewicz M, Vongkamjan K, Moreno Switt A, Hogg T, Gibbs P, Teixeira P, Wiedmann M
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The persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in food-associated environments represents a key factor in transmission of this pathogen. To identify persistent and transient strains associated with production of fermented meat sausages in northern Portugal, 1,723 L. monocytogenes isolates from raw material and finished products from 11 processors were initially characterized by random amplification of polymorphic DNA...
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