Genotypic and virulence characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes recovered from food items in Lebanon

Genotypic and virulence characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes recovered from food items in Lebanon

Introduction: Listeria monocytogenes is the agent of listeriosis, a life threatening foodborne disease for immunocompromised patients and pregnant women. This bacterium is not routinely screened for in Lebanon and there is lack of data about the prevalent strains and their potential pathogenicity. T...

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Main Authors: Nathaline Haidar-Ahmad, Kohar Annie B Kissoyan, Sukayna M Fadlallah, Rima El-Hajj, Majd Saleh, Nada Ghosn, Ghassan M Matar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Listeria monocytogenes
virulence
molecular characterization
genotyping
foodborne disease
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7092
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