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Improved detection of Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks using whole genome sequencing, Gipuzkoa, Northern Spain, 2010 to 2022.
BMC microbiology - 15 Dec 2025
Vallejo Pedro, Moura Alexandra, López-Olaizola Maddi, Leclercq Alexandre, Vicente Diego, Lecuit Marc, Marimón José María
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BACKGROUND: Listeria monocytogenes is a major foodborne pathogen responsible for severe infections, mainly affecting pregnant women, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. In Spain, listeriosis has been insufficiently studied using modern molecular techniques, and genomic data from clinical isolates remain scarce. Long‑term genomic surveillance based on whole genome sequencing (WGS) has not yet been...
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