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FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy as a Tool to Differentiate Listeria monocytogenes by Geno-Serogroups, Growth Conditions and

Rui Meneses1, Rui Miguel Magalhães1, Clara Sousa1

  • 1Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Porto, Portugal.

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FTIR‐ATRchemometricsgrowth conditionspersistentserotypingtransienttyping

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