Contrasting genes conferring short- and long-term biofilm adaptation in Listeria
William Monteith,
Ben Pascoe,
Evangelos Mourkas
et al.
Abstract:Listeria monocytogenes
is an opportunistic food-borne bacterium that is capable of infecting humans with high rates of hospitalization and mortality. Natural populations are genotypically and phenotypically variable, with some lineages being responsible for most human infections. The success of
L. monocytogenes
is linked to its capacity to persist on food and in the environment. Biof… Show more
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