Microevolution and persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in the environment and links to a foodborne outbreak

Background: Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne human pathogen associated with a high mortality rate. Given the remarkable ability of this bacterium to persist in food processing facilities, ready-to-eat food products are common vehicles of L. monocytogenes. In the present study, we report the use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate the diversity among L. monocytogenes isolates associated with a hospital outbreak of listeriosis occurred in Portugal.

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Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in Portugal Microevolution Discrimination Power Persistence Portugal Infecções Gastrointestinais

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4630

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DDI - Posters/abstracts em congressos internacionais
DGH - Apresentações orais em encontros internacionais

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