Mobile elements harbouring heavy metal and bacitracin resistance cassettes are common among Listeria monocytogenes persisting on dairy farms
H. Castro, F. Douillard, H. Korkeala, M. Lindström
The paper investigates the persistence of Listeria monocytogenes on dairy farms by analyzing mobile genetic elements in 250 isolates, finding higher prevalence of resistance genes and mobile elements in persistent strains.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology