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