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Genome Sequences of Five Disinfectant-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Strains from Two Iberian Pork-Processing
Victoria López-Alonso1, Sagrario Ortiz2, Joaquín V Martínez-Suárez2
1Unidad de Biología Computacional, UFIEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain victorialopez@isciii.es.
Genome Announcements
|March 7, 2015
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We announce the draft genome sequences of five Listeria monocytogenes strains from two Iberian pork-processing plants located in Spain that were distinguished by their resistance to benzalkonium chloride. These strains seem highly adapted to the meat-processing environment according to their persistence and transmission capabilities.
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