Genetic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from food processing facilities before and after postcook chiller heat treatment

Possible selection for and establishment of stress-resistant Listeria monocytogenes variants as a consequence of heating interventions is of concern to the food industry. Lineage analysis and multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) was performed on 20 L. monocytogenes isolates, of w...

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Main Authors: Eglezos, S., Dykes, Gary, Huang, B., Turner, M., Seale, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14835