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Listeria monocytogenes in Stone Fruits Linked to a Multistate Outbreak: Enumeration of Cells and Whole-Genome Sequencing.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Dec 2016
Chen Yi, Burall Laurel S, Luo Yan, Timme Ruth, Melka David, Muruvanda Tim, Payne Justin, Wang Charles, Kastanis George, Maounounen-Laasri Anna, De Jesus Antonio J, Curry Phillip E, Stones Robert, K'Aluoch Okumu, Liu Eileen, Salter Monique, Hammack Thomas S, Evans Peter S, Parish Mickey, Allard Marc W, Datta Atin, Strain Errol A, Brown Eric W
Abstract excerpt
In 2014, the identification of stone fruits contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes led to the subsequent identification of a multistate outbreak. Simultaneous detection and enumeration of L. monocytogenes were performed on 105 fruits, each weighing 127 to 145 g, collected from 7 contaminated lots. The results showed that 53.3% of the fruits yielded L. monocytogenes (lower limit of detection, 5 CFU/fruit), and...
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