Prevalence, Genotypic Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes From Retail Foods in Bulk in Zhejiang Province, China

Prevalence, Genotypic Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes From Retail Foods in Bulk in Zhejiang Province, China

Listeria monocytogenes is an important foodborne pathogen causing public concern. A total of 3354 retail foods in bulk were sampled and screened for L. monocytogenes. Seventy-three (2.2%) samples including 21 ready-to-eat (RTE) foods and 52 raw foods were confirmed positive for L. monocytogenes. Sus...

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Main Authors: Yunyi Zhang, Shilei Dong, Honghu Chen, Jiancai Chen, Junyan Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Yong Yang, Ziyan Xu, Li Zhan, Lingling Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Listeria monocytogenes
prevalence
retail foods in bulk
antibiotic resistance
multilocus sequence typing (MLST)
multi-virulence-locus sequence typing (MVLST)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01710/full

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