Molecular typing and genome sequencing allow the identification of persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains and the tracking of the contamination source in food environments
Rosaria Lucchini, Lisa Carraro, Marianna Pauletto, Maria Gallo, Nadia Andrea Andreani, Gad Weiss, C. Tessaro, Massimiliano Babbucci, Barbara Cardazzo
Topics & Concepts
Listeria monocytogenesBiologyTypingContaminationGenotypeListeriaFood microbiologyMultilocus sequence typingFood contaminantDNA sequencingGenomeIdentification (biology)Food scienceMicrobiologyGeneticsDNAGeneBacteriaBotanyEcologyListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyIdentification and Quantification in FoodSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology