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Listeria monocytogenes: A Dangerous and Insidious Pathogen in Seafood

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L. monocytogenes is the bacterium that causes an infection known as listeriosis. Although rare, the disease has an important impact, with a mortality rate of 20–30 % among groups such as immunocompromised individuals, the elderly, infants and pregnant women. Contaminated seafood products are among the foods that cause the transmission of listeriosis, which occurs primarily by consuming infected food. Refrigerated ready-to-eat fish products such as smoked salmon and semi-preserved fish, in particular, are the foods in which L. monocytogenes is most commonly found.

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Favretti, M., Pezzuto, A., Arcangeli, G. (2016). Listeria monocytogenes: A Dangerous and Insidious Pathogen in Seafood. In: Garg, N., Abdel-Aziz, S., Aeron, A. (eds) Microbes in Food and Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25277-3_17

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