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Genotypic and virulence characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes recovered from food items in Lebanon.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 2 Aug 2016
Haidar-Ahmad Nathaline, Kissoyan Kohar Annie B, Fadlallah Sukayna M, El-Hajj Rima, Saleh Majd, Ghosn Nada, Matar Ghassan M
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INTRODUCTION: Listeria monocytogenes is the agent of listeriosis, a life threatening foodborne disease for immunocompromised patients and pregnant women. This bacterium is not routinely screened for in Lebanon and there is lack of data about the prevalent strains and their potential pathogenicity. To that purpose, this study was undertaken to characterize L. monocytogenes from various food products, by assessing...
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