Genetic characteristics and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from fresh vegetables in China

Genetic characteristics and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from fresh vegetables in China

Abstract Background Ready-to-eat (RTE) vegetables have become increasingly popular along with the trend of moving towards a healthy lifestyle. However, RTE vegetables are at a higher risk of containing pathogens, maybe owing to lack of rigorous sanitization procedures. To understand the prevalence a...

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Main Authors: Moutong Chen, Yuetao Chen, Qingping Wu, Jumei Zhang, Jianheng Cheng, Fan Li, Haiyan Zeng, Tao Lei, Rui Pang, Qinghua Ye, Jianling Bai, Juan Wang, Xianhu Wei, Youxiong Zhang, Yu Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Listeria monocytogenes
Premature stop codons
Multilocus sequence typing
Antimicrobial resistance
Vegetable
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1488-5

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